Boys' name · since 1971
Lamonta
226 babies named Lamonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
226 boys have been named Lamonta since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamonta has been recorded 226 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2013.
- #12,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 226 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamonta ranks #12,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lamonta's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lamonta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lamonta splits its recorded history at 1994: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lamonta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2013
- Peak year (1994)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lamonta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Lamonta's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Lamonta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lamonta's data
- Lamonta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Lamonta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1971–2013 (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 Lamonta 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.