Boys' name · since 2006

Lamaj

Lamaj has 88 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,233 of 45,481
all-time among boys
88
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

88 boys have been named Lamaj since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lamaj has 88 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2020.

  • #18,233 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 88 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamaj ranks #18,233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,233 of 45,481
all-time among boys
88
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lamaj's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lamaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lamaj's full recorded timeline at 2011, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lamaj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
14
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
46810121416 20062007200820092010201120122015201720192020 5

Lamaj by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 61% of the file).

2010s was Lamaj's strongest decade.

54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Lamaj births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamaj? ▼
Lamaj has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,233 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 14 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Lamaj sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamaj ranks #18,233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lamaj most popular? ▼
Lamaj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Lamaj been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lamaj since 2006 -- 15 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Lamaj? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamar, Lamont, Lambert, Lamonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Lamaj's data

  • Lamaj's decade-level peak was the 2010s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lamaj

Nearby Names Like Lamaj

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lamaj

Lamar Boy
#1514 33,967 births
Lamont Boy
#2724 24,024 births
Lambert Boy
#6821 3,515 births
Lamonte Boy
#5903 3,417 births
Lamarcus Boy
#6211 3,008 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Nettie
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Ulmer
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Shields
88 births · Peak 1915
Mitsugi
88 births · Peak 1920
Nuel
88 births · Peak 1926
Tinsley
88 births · Peak 1920
Juana
88 births · Peak 1989
Lorrie
88 births · Peak 1946

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lamaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lamaj draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.