Lamar

Given to 35,251 US babies since 1882

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#6116

recorded as girls

278 since 2024

#1514

recorded as boys

20 since 2024

Babies in 2025

134

girls 19 · boys 115

Peak year

1989

737 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

35,251

since 1882

Born a Lamar? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Lamar was most popular in 1989, when 737 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.37 per 1,000). In 2025, 115 babies were named Lamar, ranking #1514 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	19	6116	115	1514
2024	18	6394	120	1494
2023	19	6169	136	1369
2022	20	5984	144	1308
2021	18	6414	148	1280
2020	18	6325	182	1086
2019	27	4909	194	1054
2018	35	4076	201	1023
2017	52	3091	234	910
2016	59	2866	230	923
2015	60	2890	277	817
2014	51	3184	268	843
2013	49	3267	327	717
2012	29	4836	289	784
2011	38	3916	315	722
2010	28	4974	333	701
2009	31	4677	293	777
2008	25	5574	308	740
2007	17	7394	339	695
2006	13	8715	340	671
2005	<5	—	303	686
2004	5	16099	263	725
2003	<5	—	238	752
2002	<5	—	242	729
2001	<5	—	288	648
2000	<5	—	286	638
1999	<5	—	256	666
1998	<5	—	251	679
1997	<5	—	323	573
1996	<5	—	296	599
1995	<5	—	306	584
1994	<5	—	372	527
1993	<5	—	405	507
1992	7	10479	496	444
1991	<5	—	550	413
1990	10	7880	689	350
1989	11	6955	737	325
1988	6	10386	668	323
1987	11	6335	613	334
1986	8	7749	617	324
1985	10	6457	535	348
1984	18	4166	548	343
1983	16	4476	600	319
1982	11	5911	549	343
1981	6	9110	586	327
1980	11	5912	611	314
1979	10	6189	573	325
1978	14	4679	483	350
1977	16	4235	516	348
1976	17	3812	362	408
1975	16	3950	322	443
1974	11	5011	323	441
1973	9	5580	346	421
1972	9	5480	424	381
1971	12	4534	388	409
1970	9	5413	400	406
1969	16	3461	314	444
1968	15	3456	302	437
1967	9	4625	262	470
1966	9	4493	220	510
1965	10	4202	239	494
1964	11	4096	258	493
1963	10	4272	224	531
1962	12	3782	261	490
1961	16	3189	259	489
1960	12	3688	267	485
1959	7	5031	272	474
1958	8	4520	261	485
1957	11	3696	279	460
1956	<5	—	272	458
1955	10	3778	282	440
1954	14	3019	291	420
1953	10	3687	273	426
1952	9	3796	275	417
1951	10	3482	283	405
1950	11	3235	276	406
1949	9	3612	267	415
1948	7	4205	284	406
1947	9	3706	277	411
1946	9	3430	216	433
1945	<5	—	198	424
1944	5	4574	222	401
1943	8	3493	241	393
1942	6	4124	225	407
1941	<5	—	218	390
1940	<5	—	212	393
1939	7	3429	210	389
1938	9	2940	211	391
1937	5	4255	220	368
1936	<5	—	198	389
1935	<5	—	216	367
1934	8	3159	221	367
1933	<5	—	244	345
1932	8	3274	229	366
1931	6	3848	216	381
1930	<5	—	228	376
1929	8	3394	216	394
1928	5	4725	233	387
1927	5	4805	224	399
1926	7	3873	221	399
1925	8	3664	237	389
1924	<5	—	234	396
1923	6	4376	209	415
1922	13	2612	189	442
1921	<5	—	179	458
1920	6	4398	183	447
1919	<5	—	163	464
1918	8	3512	161	466
1917	6	4083	163	443
1916	5	4417	167	435
1915	7	3434	125	493
1914	5	3618	99	489
1913	5	3187	78	492
1912	<5	—	52	556
1911	5	2463	29	562
1910	<5	—	34	474
1909	<5	—	20	590
1908	<5	—	19	585
1907	<5	—	31	405
1906	<5	—	17	568
1905	<5	—	15	615
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	15	556
1901	<5	—	14	536
1900	<5	—	16	623
1899	<5	—	12	583
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	15	515
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	10	650
1892	<5	—	10	688
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	7	752
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	14	498
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943