Lamar Boy
How popular is Lamar?
#1,514 boy name in 2025
115 baby boys were named Lamar in the US in 2025, making it the 1514th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Lamar popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,514 for boys (▼ 20 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 115 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #817 in 2015, #1,086 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (737 boys) |
| Highest rank | #314 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lamar counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lamar family of names ranked #1,105 for boys in 2025 (#1,102 the year before), with 162 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lamar is most popular
Babies named Lamar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Lamar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | #498 |
| 1890s | 94 | #515 |
| 1900s | 163 | #405 |
| 1910s | 1,071 | #435 |
| 1920s | 2,125 | #387 |
| 1930s | 2,193 | #345 |
| 1940s | 2,360 | #390 |
| 1950s | 2,764 | #404 |
| 1960s | 2,606 | #437 |
| 1970s | 4,137 | #325 |
| 1980s | 6,064 | #314 |
| 1990s | 3,944 | #350 |
| 2000s | 2,900 | #638 |
| 2010s | 2,668 | #701 |
| 2020s | 845 | #1,086 |
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Questions
- Is Lamar a boy or girl name?
- Lamar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Lamar were boys.
- How popular is the name Lamar?
- 115 baby boys were named Lamar in the US in 2025, making it the 1514th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Lamar most popular?
- Lamar peaked in 1989, when 737 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #314 in 1980.
- How many people are named Lamar?
- 35,251 babies have been named Lamar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,363 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Lamar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lamar was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.