Boys' name · peaked in 1989
Lamar name popularity since 1925
32,830 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lamar (3.7% girls, 96.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1981 or earlier, so the typical Lamar is about 45 years old in 2026. Lamar peaked in 1989 as the #325 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,830
- Named Lamar, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,517 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 96.3% boys
- 1,218 girls · 31,612 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 4.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Lamar made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lamar births per year, 1925–2025
1989 was the biggest year for Lamar both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Lamar became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 8,110 baby boys to 1 in 4,560.
- Steepest fall: Between 1990 and 1995, its share of baby boys fell by 52%, from 1 in 2,980 to 1 in 6,220.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lamar's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lamar.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lamar in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 33 | 1,131 | – |
| 1930s | 43 | 2,193 | #368 |
| 1940s | 53 | 2,360 | #425 |
| 1950s | 90 | 2,764 | #440 |
| 1960s | 120 | 2,606 | #494 |
| 1970s | 123 | 4,137 | #444 |
| 1980s | 108 | 6,064 | #348 |
| 1990s | 17 | 3,944 | #585 |
| 2000s | 91 | 2,900 | #686 |
| 2010s | 428 | 2,668 | #818 |
| 2020–25 | 112 | 845 | #1,517 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.4% of babies named Lamar from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Lamar is most popular
The index compares Lamar's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lamar.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 4.30× | 3,396 |
| Mississippi | 3.38× | 1,168 |
| Alabama | 2.82× | 1,424 |
| South Carolina | 1.99× | 797 |
| Florida | 1.83× | 1,886 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lamar and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar (this page) | 31,612 | 1989 |
| Lamarr | 2,855 | 1984 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lamar's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lamar.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lamar (1989).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data