Lamon vs Lamar

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

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Lamon

Boy name

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Name B

Lamar

Boy name · Rank #1513

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Metric Lamon Lamar
Current Rank Unranked #1513
Total Births (all years) 1,458 33,846
Peak Year 1974 1989
Peak Year Births 36 737
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Lamon Lamar
1880ss — 33
1890ss — 94
1900ss 5 163
1910ss 54 1,071
1920ss 109 2,125
1930ss 111 2,193
1940ss 92 2,361
1950ss 108 2,764
1960ss 114 2,606
1970ss 277 4,137
1980ss 183 6,064
1990ss 152 3,944
2000ss 157 2,900
2010ss 91 2,665
2020ss 5 726

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lamon Lamar
2014 10 268
2015 5 277
2016 7 230
2017 10 234
2018 7 200
2019 5 194
2020 — 182
2021 5 148
2022 — 144
2023 — 135
2024 — 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, 1909–2021.

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