unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #1517
Lamar
luh-MAR
“From French la mare, meaning “the pond” or “the pool.””
A given name also used as a surname, especially in English-speaking contexts.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Lamar has traveled through time
141885
51890
101895
161900
151905
341910
1321915
1891920
2451925
2281930
2161935
2121940
1981945
2871950
2921955
2791960
2491965
4091970
3381975
6221980
5451985
6991990
3061995
2862000
3032005
3612010
3372015
2002020
1342025
LATEST YEAR2025134 births
PEAK RANK#314in 1980
CURRENT USAGE14.2% F85.8% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.