Lamar
Boy name
Lamar meaning
the pool
Lamar at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,512 in 2024
Lamar popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #943 | 5 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1900 | #623 | 16 |
| 1910 | #474 | 34 |
| 1920 | #447 | 183 |
| 1930 | #376 | 228 |
| 1940 | #393 | 212 |
| 1950 | #406 | 276 |
| 1960 | #486 | 267 |
| 1970 | #406 | 400 |
| 1980 | #314 | 611 |
| 1990 | #350 | 689 |
| 2000 | #638 | 286 |
| 2010 | #701 | 333 |
| 2020 | #1,086 | 182 |
| 2024 | #1,512 | 117 |
All 139 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #943 | 5 |
| 1885 | #498 | 14 |
| 1887 | #752 | 7 |
| 1888 | #815 | 7 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1892 | #688 | 10 |
| 1893 | #650 | 10 |
| 1894 | #668 | 10 |
| 1895 | #685 | 10 |
| 1896 | #900 | 7 |
| 1897 | #515 | 15 |
| 1898 | #701 | 10 |
| 1899 | #583 | 12 |
| 1900 | #623 | 16 |
| 1901 | #536 | 14 |
| 1902 | #556 | 15 |
| 1903 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1904 | #760 | 10 |
| 1905 | #615 | 15 |
| 1906 | #568 | 17 |
| 1907 | #405 | 31 |
| 1908 | #585 | 19 |
| 1909 | #590 | 20 |
| 1910 | #474 | 34 |
| 1911 | #562 | 29 |
| 1912 | #556 | 52 |
| 1913 | #492 | 78 |
| 1914 | #489 | 99 |
| 1915 | #493 | 125 |
| 1916 | #435 | 167 |
| 1917 | #443 | 163 |
| 1918 | #466 | 161 |
| 1919 | #464 | 163 |
| 1920 | #447 | 183 |
| 1921 | #458 | 179 |
| 1922 | #442 | 189 |
| 1923 | #415 | 209 |
| 1924 | #396 | 234 |
| 1925 | #389 | 237 |
| 1926 | #399 | 221 |
| 1927 | #399 | 224 |
| 1928 | #387 | 233 |
| 1929 | #394 | 216 |
| 1930 | #376 | 228 |
| 1931 | #381 | 216 |
| 1932 | #366 | 229 |
| 1933 | #345 | 244 |
| 1934 | #367 | 221 |
| 1935 | #367 | 216 |
| 1936 | #389 | 198 |
| 1937 | #368 | 220 |
| 1938 | #391 | 211 |
| 1939 | #389 | 210 |
| 1940 | #393 | 212 |
| 1941 | #390 | 218 |
| 1942 | #407 | 225 |
| 1943 | #393 | 241 |
| 1944 | #401 | 223 |
| 1945 | #424 | 198 |
| 1946 | #433 | 216 |
| 1947 | #411 | 277 |
| 1948 | #406 | 284 |
| 1949 | #415 | 267 |
| 1950 | #406 | 276 |
| 1951 | #405 | 283 |
| 1952 | #417 | 275 |
| 1953 | #426 | 273 |
| 1954 | #420 | 291 |
| 1955 | #440 | 282 |
| 1956 | #458 | 272 |
| 1957 | #460 | 279 |
| 1958 | #485 | 261 |
| 1959 | #474 | 272 |
| 1960 | #486 | 267 |
| 1961 | #489 | 259 |
| 1962 | #491 | 261 |
| 1963 | #531 | 224 |
| 1964 | #493 | 257 |
| 1965 | #494 | 240 |
| 1966 | #510 | 220 |
| 1967 | #470 | 262 |
| 1968 | #437 | 302 |
| 1969 | #444 | 314 |
| 1970 | #406 | 400 |
| 1971 | #409 | 388 |
| 1972 | #381 | 424 |
| 1973 | #421 | 346 |
| 1974 | #441 | 323 |
| 1975 | #443 | 322 |
| 1976 | #408 | 362 |
| 1977 | #348 | 516 |
| 1978 | #350 | 483 |
| 1979 | #325 | 573 |
| 1980 | #314 | 611 |
| 1981 | #327 | 586 |
| 1982 | #343 | 549 |
| 1983 | #320 | 600 |
| 1984 | #343 | 548 |
| 1985 | #348 | 535 |
| 1986 | #324 | 617 |
| 1987 | #334 | 613 |
| 1988 | #323 | 668 |
| 1989 | #325 | 737 |
| 1990 | #350 | 689 |
| 1991 | #413 | 550 |
| 1992 | #444 | 496 |
| 1993 | #507 | 405 |
| 1994 | #527 | 372 |
| 1995 | #584 | 306 |
| 1996 | #599 | 296 |
| 1997 | #573 | 323 |
| 1998 | #679 | 251 |
| 1999 | #666 | 256 |
| 2000 | #638 | 286 |
| 2001 | #648 | 288 |
| 2002 | #729 | 242 |
| 2003 | #752 | 238 |
| 2004 | #725 | 263 |
| 2005 | #686 | 303 |
| 2006 | #671 | 340 |
| 2007 | #694 | 339 |
| 2008 | #740 | 308 |
| 2009 | #777 | 293 |
| 2010 | #701 | 333 |
| 2011 | #723 | 314 |
| 2012 | #785 | 288 |
| 2013 | #717 | 327 |
| 2014 | #843 | 268 |
| 2015 | #816 | 277 |
| 2016 | #922 | 230 |
| 2017 | #910 | 234 |
| 2018 | #1,025 | 200 |
| 2019 | #1,054 | 194 |
| 2020 | #1,086 | 182 |
| 2021 | #1,280 | 148 |
| 2022 | #1,308 | 144 |
| 2023 | #1,378 | 135 |
| 2024 | #1,512 | 117 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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