Recorded 1972–1993 Girls' name Peak 1978 63 births

Lamica — girls' name

63 babies named Lamica in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s141990s15
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lamica was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lamica in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamica

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Lamica between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lamica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamica 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 63 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.

Lamica at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

63

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Lamica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 1993199119901989198219791978197719741972 6

Lamica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 54% of Lamica's all-time total
1970s341980s141990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamica?
63 babies have been named Lamica since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Lamica most popular?
Lamica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Lamica been used?
Lamica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Lamica?
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, 1972–1993 (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.