Recorded 1970–1984 Girls' name Peak 1977 57 births

Lametra — girls' name

57 babies named Lametra in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s21
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Lametra was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lametra in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lametra

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Lametra between 1970 and 1984, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lametra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lametra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lametra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lametra 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 57 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.

Lametra at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

57

Since 1970

15 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1970

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1984

Lametra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1970

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 198419821981197919771976197519731970 6

Lametra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 63% of Lametra's all-time total
1970s361980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lametra?
57 babies have been named Lametra since 1970. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Lametra most popular?
Lametra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lametra been used?
Lametra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 15 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Lametra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamya, Lamonica, Lamia, Lamar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–1984 (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.