Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Lamar

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lamar
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

737

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1882Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

84.1%

2024

117

All-time

33,846

Lamar is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1989, when 737 boys were named Lamar.

In 2024, only 117 boys were given the name.

Down 84.1% from its peak.

All told, about 33,846 Americans have been named Lamar and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

1989737 boys named Lamar

2024117 boys named Lamar

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