Lamar vs Lamont

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

Name A

Lamar

Boy name · Rank #1495

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Name B

Lamont

Boy name · Rank #2600

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Metric Lamar Lamont
Current Rank #1495 #2600
Total Births (all years) 33,967 24,024
Peak Year 1989 1972
Peak Year Births 737 1,040
Peak Decade 1980s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Lamar Lamont
1880s 33 5
1890s 94 -
1900s 163 11
1910s 1,071 161
1920s 2,125 276
1930s 2,193 363
1940s 2,360 1,217
1950s 2,764 2,131
1960s 2,606 3,317
1970s 4,137 6,673
1980s 6,064 3,447
1990s 3,944 2,752
2000s 2,900 1,983
2010s 2,668 1,291
2020s 845 397

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lamar Lamont
2014 268 136
2015 277 121
2016 230 116
2017 234 110
2018 201 84
2019 194 82
2020 182 88
2021 148 70
2022 144 82
2023 136 59
2024 120 51
2025 115 47

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, 1882–2025.

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