How Many People Are Named Lamar?
people named Lamar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 13,098 people in the US has this name
Based on 35,251 babies named Lamar in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
748 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a French and English surname, originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lamar, 4.2% were girls and 95.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lamar rose from 0% in the 1900s to 11.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lamar alive today is about 40 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 24 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lamar first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1989, to 748 babies. In 2025, 134 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lamar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #314, in 1980. In 2025 it ranked #1,517.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,517 |
| Best rank | #314 (1980) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #328 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lamar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lamar were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 2,026 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lamar was given 4.7 times as often in Georgia, 3.8 times in Mississippi and 3 times in Alabama.
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