Unisex name · since 1917
Lamoyne
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Lamoyne, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,272 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
139 boys have been named Lamoyne since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamoyne has been recorded 139 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1963.
- #15,272 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 139 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamoyne ranks #15,272 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,272 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lamoyne's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lamoyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lamoyne's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lamoyne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1963
- Peak year (1929)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lamoyne popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 1919 (Lamoyne as girls' name)
Lamoyne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Lamoyne's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Lamoyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lamoyne's data
- Lamoyne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lamoyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
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, 1917–1963 (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 Lamoyne 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.