Recorded 1994–2012 Boys' name Peak 2003 46 births

Lamontay — boys' name

46 babies named Lamontay in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s212010s6
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lamontay was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lamontay in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamontay

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Lamontay between 1994 and 2012, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamontay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamontay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lamontay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamontay 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 46 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.

Lamontay at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

46

Since 1994

19 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1994

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2012

Lamontay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1994

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 2012200920042003199819971994 7

Lamontay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 46% of Lamontay's all-time total
1990s192000s212010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamontay?
46 babies have been named Lamontay since 1994. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Lamontay most popular?
Lamontay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Lamontay been used?
Lamontay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 19 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Lamontay?
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, 1994–2012 (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.