Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 1987 578 births

Lamario — boys' name

578 babies named Lamario in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s2241990s1052000s892010s742020s18
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lamario was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

29 babies were named Lamario in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamario

The Social Security Administration has registered 578 babies named Lamario between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamario currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamario performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lamario shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Lamario in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamario 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 578 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.

Lamario at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

578

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

1987

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lamario popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1987)
29
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 202320142008200219941988198219761973 6

Lamario by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
224 births that decade — 39% of Lamario's all-time total
1970s681980s2241990s1052000s892010s742020s18

Lamario by state

Where Lamario concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Lamario
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%
Georgia share of Lamario's total US births 2.6%
Even split

15 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamario?
578 babies have been named Lamario since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1987 with 29 births.
When was Lamario most popular?
Lamario was most popular in the 1980s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Lamario most popular?
The top states for the name Lamario are Georgia (15 births), Mississippi (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Lamario been used?
Lamario has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lamario?
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.

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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, 1973–2023 (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.