Lam vs Lamar

Side-by-side comparison of Lam and Lamar — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lam

Boy name · Rank #9191

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Name B

Lamar

Boy name · Rank #1513

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Metric Lam Lamar
Current Rank #9191 #1513
Total Births (all years) 549 33,846
Peak Year 1983 1989
Peak Year Births 27 737
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Lam Lamar
1880ss — 33
1890ss — 94
1900ss — 163
1910ss — 1,071
1920ss — 2,125
1930ss — 2,193
1940ss — 2,361
1950ss — 2,764
1960ss — 2,606
1970ss 30 4,137
1980ss 174 6,064
1990ss 130 3,944
2000ss 92 2,900
2010ss 102 2,665
2020ss 21 726

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lam Lamar
2014 5 268
2015 8 277
2016 17 230
2017 7 234
2018 9 200
2019 9 194
2020 — 182
2021 7 148
2022 6 144
2023 — 135
2024 8 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1977–2024.

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