Lamar

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Lamar is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 35,111 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 33,846 as boys and 1,265 as girls. Lamar gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1989 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,348 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 135
2023 154
2022 164
2021 166
2020 200
2019 221
2018 235
2017 286
2016 289
2015 337
2014 319
2013 376
2012 317
2011 352
2010 361
2009 324
2008 333
2007 356
2006 353
2005 303
2004 268
2003 238
2002 242
2001 288
2000 286
1999 256
1998 251
1997 323
1996 296
1995 306
1994 372
1993 405
1992 503
1991 550
1990 699
1989 748
1988 674
1987 624
1986 625
1985 545
1984 566
1983 616
1982 560
1981 592
1980 622
1979 583
1978 497
1977 532
1976 379
1975 338
1974 334
1973 355
1972 433
1971 400
1970 409
1969 330
1968 317
1967 271
1966 229
1965 250
1964 269
1963 233
1962 273
1961 275
1960 279
1959 279
1958 269
1957 290
1956 272
1955 292
1954 305
1953 283
1952 284
1951 293
1950 287
1949 276
1948 291
1947 286
1946 225
1945 198
1944 228
1943 249
1942 231
1941 218
1940 212
1939 217
1938 220
1937 225
1936 198
1935 216
1934 229
1933 244
1932 237
1931 222
1930 228
1929 224
1928 238
1927 229
1926 228
1925 245
1924 234
1923 215
1922 202
1921 179
1920 189
1919 163
1918 169
1917 169
1916 172
1915 132
1914 104
1913 83
1912 52
1911 34
1910 34
1909 20
1908 19
1907 31
1906 17
1905 15
1904 10
1903 6
1902 15
1901 14
1900 16
1899 12
1898 10
1897 15
1896 7
1895 10
1894 10
1893 10
1892 10
1891 5
1890 5
1888 7
1887 7
1885 14
1882 5