Lamar
2 countries#1514 in United States, 2025US
#1514
in United States, 2025
FR
#2664
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
35,360
Peak year (United States)
1989
Peak-year count
748
First recorded
1882
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lamar was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
35,251 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #1514 · peaked in 1989 with 748 births
Most common in: Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
109 births recorded 2010–2022 · currently #2664 · peaked in 2018 with 16 births
Most common in: Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lamar’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #671 | — |
| 2007 | #695 | ↓24 |
| 2008 | #740 | ↓45 |
| 2009 | #777 | ↓37 |
| 2010 | #701 | ↑76 |
| 2011 | #722 | ↓21 |
| 2012 | #784 | ↓62 |
| 2013 | #717 | ↑67 |
| 2014 | #843 | ↓126 |
| 2015 | #817 | ↑26 |
| 2016 | #923 | ↓106 |
| 2017 | #910 | ↑13 |
| 2018 | #1023 | ↓113 |
| 2019 | #1054 | ↓31 |
| 2020 | #1086 | ↓32 |
| 2021 | #1280 | ↓194 |
| 2022 | #1308 | ↓28 |
| 2023 | #1369 | ↓61 |
| 2024 | #1494 | ↓125 |
| 2025 | #1514 | ↓20 |
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