US rank #11164 Boys' name Peak 1990 336 births

Lamel — #11164 US boys' name

336 babies named Lamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s761990s932000s702010s412020s14
#11164
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Lamel was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lamel in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Lamel between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamel currently holds the #11164 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lamel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lamel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamel 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 336 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.

Lamel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

336

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1990

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,164

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
17
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 20242013200619991992198619801973 7

Lamel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
93 births that decade — 28% of Lamel's all-time total
1970s421980s761990s932000s702010s412020s14

Lamel by state

Where Lamel concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lamel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
85 25.3%
New York share of Lamel's total US births 25.3%

85 of 336 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamel?
336 babies have been named Lamel since 1973. It currently ranks #11164 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 17 births.
When was Lamel most popular?
Lamel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Lamel most popular?
The top states for the name Lamel are New York (85 births).
How long has the name Lamel been used?
Lamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lamel?
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, 1973–2024 (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.