Boys' name · since 1888
Lamont
Lamont has 24,024 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,724 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,024
- born since 1888
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lamont is the #2724 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 24,024 recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamont has been recorded 24,024 times among boys since 1888, currently ranked #2724 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #759 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,724 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,024 born since 1888
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamont ranks #759 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,724 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,024 born since 1888, peaking in the 1970s.
- #759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,724 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,024
- born since 1888
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lamont's 24,024 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lamont compares
24,024 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Lamont's all-time total is 65x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamont | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,024 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,040 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lamont's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamont's full recorded timeline at 1967, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 1,040 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamont popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 1,040
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Lamont popularity over time - girls
165 total births recorded since 1960 (Lamont as girls' name)
Lamont by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,673 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Lamont's strongest decade.
6,673 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lamont births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 161
1910s
161 births
- 1920s 276
1920s
276 births
- 1930s 363
1930s
363 births
- 1940s 1,217
1940s
1,217 births
- 1950s 2,131
1950s
2,131 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,317 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,673 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,447 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,752 births
- 2000s 1,983
2000s
1,983 births
- 2010s 1,291
2010s
1,291 births
- 2020s 397
2020s
397 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,673 births (28% of all-time use).
How Lamont 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 Lamont's total volume
Lamont by state
Where Lamont concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,731 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 2,152 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,940 | 8.1% |
| #4 | California | | 1,714 | 7.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,303 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 1,233 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,200 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,172 | 4.9% |
2,731 of 24,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Lamont appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lamont's data
- Lamont's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,673 total births); usage has since declined to 397 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lamonts (2,731 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Lamont
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamont: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Lamont 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.