Lamont vs Lamar

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

Name A

Lamont

Boy name · Rank #2600

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Name B

Lamar

Boy name · Rank #1495

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1888–2025.

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