Boys' name · since 1909
Lamon
1,458 babies named Lamon in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,458
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,458 boys have been named Lamon since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lamon has 1,458 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2021.
- #4,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,458 born since 1909
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamon ranks #4,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,458 born since 1909, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,458
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lamon's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lamon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lamon's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lamon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2021
- Peak year (1974)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Lamon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (277 births, 19% of the file).
1970s was Lamon's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lamon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s 109
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
111 births
- 1940s 92
1940s
92 births
- 1950s 108
1950s
108 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
277 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 277 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lamon 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 Lamon's total volume
Lamon by state
Where Lamon concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
21 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Lamon's data
- Lamon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lamons (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lamon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1909–2021 (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 Lamon 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.