Is Lamar a boy or girl name?
Lamar is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 117 boys were named Lamar, so 13.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.6% of the 35,111 US babies named Lamar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,515
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,510
- Babies named Lamar since 1882
- 35,111
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 748 babies
Boys and girls named Lamar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,071 | 41 | 3.7% |
| 1920s | 2,125 | 58 | 2.7% |
| 1930s | 2,193 | 43 | 1.9% |
| 1940s | 2,361 | 53 | 2.2% |
| 1950s | 2,764 | 90 | 3.2% |
| 1960s | 2,606 | 120 | 4.4% |
| 1970s | 4,137 | 123 | 2.9% |
| 1980s | 6,064 | 108 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 3,944 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 2,900 | 91 | 3% |
| 2010s | 2,665 | 428 | 13.8% |
| 2020s | 726 | 93 | 11.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117 | #1,515 | 18 | #6,510 |
| 2023 | 135 | #1,382 | 19 | #6,292 |
| 2022 | 144 | #1,312 | 20 | #6,111 |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,284 | 18 | #6,552 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,089 | 18 | #6,509 |
| 2019 | 194 | #1,056 | 27 | #4,981 |
| 2018 | 200 | #1,027 | 35 | #4,115 |
| 2017 | 234 | #915 | 52 | #3,116 |
| 2016 | 230 | #925 | 59 | #2,887 |
| 2015 | 277 | #818 | 60 | #2,912 |
| 2014 | 268 | #843 | 51 | #3,208 |
| 2013 | 327 | #717 | 49 | #3,293 |
| 2012 | 288 | #787 | 29 | #4,910 |
| 2011 | 314 | #724 | 38 | #3,970 |
| 2010 | 333 | #702 | 28 | #5,037 |
| 2009 | 293 | #778 | 31 | #4,751 |
| 2008 | 308 | #740 | 25 | #5,664 |
| 2007 | 339 | #694 | 17 | #7,598 |
| 2006 | 340 | #671 | 13 | #9,035 |
| 2005 | 303 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 263 | #725 | 5 | #17,606 |
| 2003 | 238 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 242 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 288 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 286 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 256 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 251 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 323 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 296 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 306 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 372 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 405 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 496 | #444 | 7 | #11,129 |
| 1991 | 550 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 689 | #350 | 10 | #8,223 |
| 1989 | 737 | #325 | 11 | #7,226 |
| 1988 | 668 | #323 | 6 | #11,115 |
| 1987 | 613 | #334 | 11 | #6,553 |
| 1986 | 617 | #324 | 8 | #8,126 |
| 1985 | 535 | #348 | 10 | #6,719 |
| 1984 | 548 | #343 | 18 | #4,248 |
| 1983 | 600 | #320 | 16 | #4,579 |
| 1982 | 549 | #343 | 11 | #6,147 |
| 1981 | 586 | #327 | 6 | #9,748 |
| 1980 | 611 | #314 | 11 | #6,122 |
| 1979 | 573 | #325 | 10 | #6,443 |
| 1978 | 483 | #350 | 14 | #4,808 |
| 1977 | 516 | #348 | 16 | #4,326 |
| 1976 | 362 | #409 | 17 | #3,883 |
| 1975 | 322 | #444 | 16 | #4,037 |
| 1974 | 323 | #441 | 11 | #5,169 |
| 1973 | 346 | #421 | 9 | #5,794 |
| 1972 | 424 | #381 | 9 | #5,699 |
| 1971 | 388 | #409 | 12 | #4,688 |
| 1970 | 400 | #407 | 9 | #5,610 |
| 1969 | 314 | #444 | 16 | #3,534 |
| 1968 | 302 | #438 | 15 | #3,528 |
| 1967 | 262 | #470 | 9 | #4,800 |
| 1966 | 220 | #510 | 9 | #4,677 |
| 1965 | 240 | #494 | 10 | #4,351 |
| 1964 | 257 | #493 | 12 | #3,985 |
| 1963 | 224 | #531 | 9 | #4,712 |
| 1962 | 261 | #491 | 12 | #3,903 |
| 1961 | 259 | #491 | 16 | #3,257 |
| 1960 | 267 | #487 | 12 | #3,812 |
| 1959 | 272 | #475 | 7 | #5,309 |
| 1958 | 261 | #485 | 8 | #4,712 |
| 1957 | 279 | #460 | 11 | #3,809 |
| 1956 | 272 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 282 | #440 | 10 | #3,926 |
| 1954 | 291 | #422 | 14 | #3,091 |
| 1953 | 273 | #428 | 10 | #3,843 |
| 1952 | 275 | #417 | 9 | #3,978 |
| 1951 | 283 | #406 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1950 | 276 | #406 | 11 | #3,324 |
| 1949 | 267 | #416 | 9 | #3,758 |
| 1948 | 284 | #406 | 7 | #4,410 |
| 1947 | 277 | #411 | 9 | #3,877 |
| 1946 | 216 | #433 | 9 | #3,537 |
| 1945 | 198 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 223 | #401 | 5 | #4,922 |
| 1943 | 241 | #393 | 8 | #3,662 |
| 1942 | 225 | #407 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1941 | 218 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 212 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 210 | #390 | 7 | #3,618 |
| 1938 | 211 | #392 | 9 | #3,057 |
| 1937 | 220 | #368 | 5 | #4,601 |
| 1936 | 198 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 216 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 221 | #368 | 8 | #3,319 |
| 1933 | 244 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 229 | #366 | 8 | #3,437 |
| 1931 | 216 | #381 | 6 | #4,126 |
| 1930 | 228 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 216 | #394 | 8 | #3,545 |
| 1928 | 233 | #387 | 5 | #5,089 |
| 1927 | 224 | #401 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1926 | 221 | #400 | 7 | #4,087 |
| 1925 | 237 | #389 | 8 | #3,867 |
| 1924 | 234 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 209 | #416 | 6 | #4,690 |
| 1922 | 189 | #444 | 13 | #2,684 |
| 1921 | 179 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 183 | #447 | 6 | #4,673 |
| 1919 | 163 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 161 | #467 | 8 | #3,676 |
| 1917 | 163 | #443 | 6 | #4,359 |
| 1916 | 167 | #435 | 5 | #4,791 |
| 1915 | 125 | #494 | 7 | #3,623 |
| 1914 | 99 | #491 | 5 | #3,919 |
| 1913 | 78 | #493 | 5 | #3,440 |
| 1912 | 52 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 29 | #567 | 5 | #2,671 |
| 1910 | 34 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 31 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 15 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 14 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lamar reached #314 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #2,671 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lamar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.