Boys' name · since 1967
Lamarcus
Lamarcus has 3,008 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,008
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamarcus currently ranks #6211 among boys' names in America, with 3,008 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamarcus has been recorded 3,008 times among boys since 1967, currently ranked #6211 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #2,532 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,211 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,008 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamarcus ranks #2,532 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,211 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,008 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,008
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamarcus's 3,008 recorded births place it above 94.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lamarcus compares
3,008 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lamarcus's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamarcus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,008 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lamarcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamarcus's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamarcus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Lamarcus by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (791 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Lamarcus's strongest decade.
791 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lamarcus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 312
1970s
312 births
- 1980s
1980s
791 births
- 1990s
1990s
713 births
- 2000s
2000s
563 births
- 2010s
2010s
492 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 791 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lamarcus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lamarcus's total volume
Lamarcus by state
Where Lamarcus concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 492 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 392 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 232 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 197 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 124 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 85 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 72 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 55 | 1.8% |
492 of 3,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Lamarcus appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lamarcus's data
- Lamarcus's decade-level peak was the 1980s (791 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lamarcuss (492 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lamarcus
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamarcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1967–2025 (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 Lamarcus 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.