Lam vs Lamont

Side-by-side comparison of Lam and Lamont — 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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Lamont

Boy name · Rank #2592

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Metric Lam Lamont
Current Rank #9191 #2592
Total Births (all years) 549 23,975
Peak Year 1983 1972
Peak Year Births 27 1,040
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Lam Lamont
1880ss — 5
1900ss — 11
1910ss — 161
1920ss — 276
1930ss — 363
1940ss — 1,217
1950ss — 2,131
1960ss — 3,317
1970ss 30 6,673
1980ss 174 3,447
1990ss 130 2,751
2000ss 92 1,982
2010ss 102 1,291
2020ss 21 350

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lam Lamont
2014 5 136
2015 8 121
2016 17 116
2017 7 110
2018 9 84
2019 9 82
2020 — 88
2021 7 70
2022 6 82
2023 — 59
2024 8 51

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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