Boys' name · since 1979
Lamare
Lamare has 38 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamare sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamare has been recorded 38 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1979 to 2016.
- #24,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamare ranks #24,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamare's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lamare's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamare's full recorded timeline at 1992, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamare popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2016
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Lamare by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Lamare's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lamare births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Lamare's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lamare: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1979–2016 (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 Lamare 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.