Boys' name · since 1976
Lamell
52 babies named Lamell in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
52 boys have been named Lamell since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamell has been recorded 52 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #21,925 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 52 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamell ranks #21,925 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 52
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lamell's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lamell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lamell splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lamell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lamell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Lamell's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lamell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Lamell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lamell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Lamell 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.