Boys' name · since 1973
Lamario
Lamario has 578 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 578
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamario is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 578 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamario has been recorded 578 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 2023.
- #7,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 578 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamario ranks #7,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 578 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 578
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamario's 578 recorded births place it above 84.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Lamario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lamario splits its recorded history at 1996: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lamario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (1987)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Lamario by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (224 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Lamario's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lamario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
224 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 224 births (39% of all-time use).
How Lamario 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 Lamario's total volume
Lamario by state
Where Lamario concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 15 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
15 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Lamario's decade-level peak was the 1980s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lamarios (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lamario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1973–2023 (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 Lamario 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.