Recorded 1979–2016 Boys' name Peak 1985 38 births

Lamare — boys' name

38 babies named Lamare in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s111990s62000s52010s11
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Lamare was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lamare in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamare

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Lamare between 1979 and 2016, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamare currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamare performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lamare shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamare 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 38 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.

Lamare at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

38

Since 1979

38 years of records

Peak year

1985

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1979

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2016

Lamare popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1979

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1985)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 2016201020071992198519821979 5

Lamare by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 29% of Lamare's all-time total
1970s51980s111990s62000s52010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamare?
38 babies have been named Lamare since 1979. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1985 with 6 births.
When was Lamare most popular?
Lamare was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Lamare been used?
Lamare has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 38 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Lamare?
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, 1979–2016 (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.