Boys' name · since 1900
Lemar
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 1,895 babies named Lemar, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,161 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,895
- born since 1900
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lemar currently ranks #6161 among boys' names in America, with 1,895 babies recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Lemar recorded 1,895 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #6161 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, 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 1900 to 2025.
- #3,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,161 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,895 born since 1900
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lemar ranks #3,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,161 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,895 born since 1900, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,161 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,895
- born since 1900
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lemar's 1,895 recorded births place it above 92.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lemar compares
1,895 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lemar's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lemar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,895 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lemar's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lemar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Lemar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (401 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Lemar's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lemar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 110
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 143
1930s
143 births
- 1940s 108
1940s
108 births
- 1950s 121
1950s
121 births
- 1960s 135
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
401 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 134
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 401 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lemar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lemar's total volume
Lemar by state
Where Lemar concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 4.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 47 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
82 of 1,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lemar's data
- Lemar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lemars (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lemar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Lemar 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.