Lamar
Taken from an English surname of Norman French origin, de la mare, describing someone who lived near a pool or standing water.
Lamar in 2025
Lamar was given to 134 babies in the United States in 2025 — 115 boys and 19 girls, making it the 2,908th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 24,741 babies born.
The history of Lamar
Lamar reached its highest point in 1989, when 748 babies were given the name, ranking 665th that year.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 35,251 babies have been named Lamar. Half of them were born before 1979, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Lamar by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lamar | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | 1,081 |
| 1890s | 94 | 1,350 |
| 1900s | 163 | 1,081 |
| 1910s | 1,112 | 919 |
| 1920s | 2,183 | 805 |
| 1930s | 2,236 | 738 |
| 1940s | 2,413 | 837 |
| 1950s | 2,854 | 868 |
| 1960s | 2,726 | 955 |
| 1970s | 4,260 | 701 |
| 1980s | 6,172 | 665 |
| 1990s | 3,961 | 724 |
| 2000s | 2,991 | 1,418 |
| 2010s | 3,096 | 1,381 |
| 2020s | 957 | 2,171 |
Where Lamar is heading
Lamar has fallen 60% over the past decade, from 337 babies in 2015 to 134 in 2025.
Names like Lamar
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lamar.