Recorded 1978–2014 Boys' name Peak 1991 153 births

Lamarkus — boys' name

153 babies named Lamarkus in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s321990s482000s352010s32
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lamarkus was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lamarkus in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamarkus

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Lamarkus between 1978 and 2014, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamarkus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamarkus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lamarkus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamarkus 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 153 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.

Lamarkus at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

153

Since 1978

37 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1978

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lamarkus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1978

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 2014201120071998199219881978 6

Lamarkus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 31% of Lamarkus's all-time total
1970s61980s321990s482000s352010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamarkus?
153 babies have been named Lamarkus since 1978. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Lamarkus most popular?
Lamarkus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Lamarkus been used?
Lamarkus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 37 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lamarkus?
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, 1978–2014 (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.