Recorded 1974–1999 Boys' name Peak 1974 25 births

Laman — boys' name

25 babies named Laman in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s61990s5
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Laman was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

8 babies were named Laman in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laman

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Laman between 1974 and 1999, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laman performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laman at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

25

Since 1974

26 years of records

Peak year

1974

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1974

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1999

Laman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1974

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1974)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 1999198319751974 8

Laman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 56% of Laman's all-time total
1970s141980s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laman?
25 babies have been named Laman since 1974. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1974 with 8 births.
When was Laman most popular?
Laman was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Laman been used?
Laman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 26 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Laman?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.