Boys' name · since 1973
Lamel
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 336 babies named Lamel, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 336
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
336 boys have been named Lamel since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lamel has 336 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #9,984 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 336 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamel ranks #9,984 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 336 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 336
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lamel's 336 recorded births place it above 78.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lamel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamel's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Lamel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (93 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Lamel's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lamel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 93 births (28% of all-time use).
Lamel by state
Where Lamel concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 85 | 25.3% |
85 of 336 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lamel's data
- Lamel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lamels (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Lamel 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.