Boys' name · since 1990
Lamir
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 508 babies named Lamir, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,619 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
508 babies have been named Lamir since 1990, making it today's #3619 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lamir recorded 508 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #3619 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #7,828 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,619 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamir ranks #7,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,619 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 508 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,619 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lamir's 508 recorded births place it above 82.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Lamir compares
508 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lamir's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lamir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamir's full recorded timeline at 2012, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Lamir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (214 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Lamir's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lamir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 214 births (42% of all-time use).
How Lamir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lamir's total volume
Lamir by state
Where Lamir concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lamir's data
- Illinois records the most Lamirs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Lamir 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.