Recorded 1959–2014 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,662 births

Lamonica — girls' name

1,662 babies named Lamonica in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s1751970s6421980s3361990s3412000s1372010s25
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lamonica was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

103 babies were named Lamonica in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamonica

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,662 babies named Lamonica between 1959 and 2014, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamonica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamonica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 642 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lamonica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lamonica in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamonica 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 1,662 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.

Lamonica at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,662

Since 1959

56 years of records

Peak year

1971

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1959

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lamonica popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1959

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1971)
103
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
050100150 201420061999199219851978197119641959 6

Lamonica popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1974 (Lamonica as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1974 6

Lamonica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
642 births that decade — 39% of Lamonica's all-time total
1950s61960s1751970s6421980s3361990s3412000s1372010s25

Lamonica by state

Where Lamonica concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lamonica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
182 11.0%
#2 Louisiana
90 5.4%
#3 Illinois
48 2.9%
#4 Florida
24 1.4%
#5 Georgia
24 1.4%
#6 Mississippi
22 1.3%
#7 North Carolina
21 1.3%
#8 California
13 0.8%
Texas share of Lamonica's total US births 11.0%
Even split

182 of 1,662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Lamonica appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamonica?
1,662 babies have been named Lamonica since 1959. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1971 with 103 births.
When was Lamonica most popular?
Lamonica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 642 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Lamonica most popular?
The top states for the name Lamonica are Texas (182 births), Louisiana (90 births), Illinois (48 births).
How long has the name Lamonica been used?
Lamonica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 56 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lamonica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamya, Lamia, Lamar, Lamiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–2014 (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.