Lemon
Meaning
"the lemon fruit"
Origin: Arabic laymun via Old French
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #4,769
- Total SSA Count
- 29
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Lem, Lemi
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"the lemon fruit"
Origin: Arabic laymun via Old French
"princess, noblewoman"
Origin: Hebrew
Lemon is more popular, ranked #4769 vs #4885 for Saelah.
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Lemon is more popular, ranked #4769 compared to Saelah at #4885 in the United States.
Lemon means "the lemon fruit" (Arabic laymun via Old French origin). Saelah means "princess, noblewoman" (Hebrew origin).
Lemon is primarily a girl name. Saelah is primarily a girl name.