Recorded 1997–2014 Boys' name Peak 1997 42 births

Lamontez — boys' name

42 babies named Lamontez in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s292010s6
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Lamontez was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lamontez in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamontez

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Lamontez between 1997 and 2014, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamontez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamontez performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lamontez shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamontez 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 42 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.

Lamontez at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

42

Since 1997

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1997

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lamontez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1997

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2014200820072006200520001997 7

Lamontez by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
29 births that decade — 69% of Lamontez's all-time total
1990s72000s292010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamontez?
42 babies have been named Lamontez since 1997. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Lamontez most popular?
Lamontez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Lamontez been used?
Lamontez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 18 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lamontez?
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, 1997–2014 (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.