Recorded 1971–2013 Boys' name Peak 1994 226 births

Lamonta — boys' name

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.

1970s291980s351990s912000s662010s5
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lamonta was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lamonta in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Lamonta between 1971 and 2013, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lamonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamonta 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 226 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.

Lamonta at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

226

Since 1971

43 years of records

Peak year

1994

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1971

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2013

Lamonta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1971

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1994)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Lamonta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
91 births that decade — 40% of Lamonta's all-time total
1970s291980s351990s912000s662010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamonta?
226 babies have been named Lamonta since 1971. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1994 with 15 births.
When was Lamonta most popular?
Lamonta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Lamonta been used?
Lamonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 43 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Lamonta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamar, Lamont, Lambert, Lamonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–2013 (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.