Recorded 1962–2001 Girls' name Peak 1986 96 births

Lametria — girls' name

96 babies named Lametria in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s341980s311990s202000s6
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lametria was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lametria in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lametria

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Lametria between 1962 and 2001, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lametria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lametria performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lametria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lametria 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 96 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.

Lametria at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

96

Since 1962

40 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1962

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2001

Lametria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1962

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 20011993198919841979197619711962 5

Lametria by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 35% of Lametria's all-time total
1960s51970s341980s311990s202000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lametria?
96 babies have been named Lametria since 1962. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Lametria most popular?
Lametria was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Lametria been used?
Lametria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 40 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Lametria?
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, 1962–2001 (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.