Recorded 1917–1963 Unisex name Peak 1929 139 births

Lamoyne — boys' name

139 babies named Lamoyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s621930s461940s211960s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lamoyne was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lamoyne in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamoyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Lamoyne between 1917 and 1963, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lamoyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Lamoyne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 75 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamoyne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lamoyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamoyne 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 139 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.

Lamoyne at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

139

Since 1917

47 years of records

Peak year

1929

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1917

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1963

Lamoyne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1917

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1929)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 19631940193419311928192319201917 5

Lamoyne popularity over time — girls

75 total births recorded since 1919 (Lamoyne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 75 births
4681012 19471943193219311929192519241923192219201919 6

Lamoyne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 45% of Lamoyne's all-time total
1910s51920s621930s461940s211960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamoyne?
139 babies have been named Lamoyne since 1917. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1929 with 13 births.
When was Lamoyne most popular?
Lamoyne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Is Lamoyne a unisex name?
Yes, Lamoyne is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 139 births, and as a girl's name it has 75 births.
How long has the name Lamoyne been used?
Lamoyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 47 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Lamoyne?
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, 1917–1963 (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.