Boys' name · since 1974

Lamour

28 babies named Lamour in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,423 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade

Lamour sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1974.

Social Security Administration records show Lamour recorded 28 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1990.

  • #26,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 1974
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamour ranks #26,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.

#26,423 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lamour's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lamour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lamour's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lamour popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19741986198819891990 5

Lamour by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 57% of the file).

1980s was Lamour's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Lamour births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamour?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 28 babies named Lamour. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,423 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1990. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 7 births.
Where does Lamour sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamour ranks #26,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lamour most popular?
Lamour was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Lamour been used?
Lamour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 17 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lamour?
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.

What to do with Lamour's data

  • Lamour's decade-level peak was the 1980s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Lamour

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lamour: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–1990 (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 Lamour 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.