Boys' name · peaked in 1972
Lamont name popularity since 1925
23,882 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lamont (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1976 or earlier, so the typical Lamont is about 50 years old in 2026. Lamont peaked in 1972 as the #214 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,882
- Named Lamont, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,739 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 165 girls · 23,717 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 5.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Lamont 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.
Lamont births per year, 1925–2025
1972 was the biggest year for Lamont both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Lamont became 3× more common, from 1 in 4,650 baby boys to 1 in 1,560.
- Steepest fall: Between 1972 and 1977, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 1,560 to 1 in 3,090.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lamont's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lamont.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lamont 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 | 0 | 146 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 363 | #1,440 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,217 | #604 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,131 | #513 |
| 1960s | 34 | 3,317 | #424 |
| 1970s | 114 | 6,673 | #291 |
| 1980s | 17 | 3,447 | #511 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,752 | #624 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,983 | #1,019 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,291 | #1,425 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 397 | #2,739 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.6% of babies named Lamont from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Lamont is most popular
The index compares Lamont'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 Lamont.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 5.89× | 545 |
| Maryland | 4.02× | 1,233 |
| New Jersey | 2.36× | 1,303 |
| Virginia | 2.22× | 1,002 |
| Illinois | 2.19× | 2,147 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lamont's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lamont.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lamont (1972).
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