Boys' name · since 1918
Lamarr
2,896 babies named Lamarr in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,317 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,896
- born since 1918
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lamarr is the #8317 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,896 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Lamarr recorded 2,896 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #8317 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,317 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,896 born since 1918
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamarr ranks #2,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,317 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,896 born since 1918, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,317 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,896
- born since 1918
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lamarr's 2,896 recorded births place it above 94.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lamarr compares
2,896 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lamarr's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamarr | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,896 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lamarr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamarr's full recorded timeline at 1973, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamarr popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Lamarr popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1926 (Lamarr as girls' name)
Lamarr by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (607 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Lamarr's strongest decade.
607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lamarr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 74
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 96
1930s
96 births
- 1940s 161
1940s
161 births
- 1950s 210
1950s
210 births
- 1960s
1960s
291 births
- 1970s
1970s
522 births
- 1980s
1980s
607 births
- 1990s
1990s
390 births
- 2000s 242
2000s
242 births
- 2010s 233
2010s
233 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 607 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lamarr 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 Lamarr's total volume
Lamarr by state
Where Lamarr concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 204 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 124 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 117 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 116 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 32 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 18 | 0.6% |
209 of 2,896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lamarr appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lamarr's data
- Lamarr's decade-level peak was the 1980s (607 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lamarrs (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lamarr
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamarr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Lamarr 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.