Lama is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Lama is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,339 for girl births in the United States (and #12,660 across all names), given to 15 babies. Lama was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 2019 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #7,339 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,947 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,482 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #10,851 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,747 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #7,783 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,307 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,526 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #6,972 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,812 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,858 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #7,173 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #7,998 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #7,026 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #6,999 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #12,020 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,820 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,892 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #18,781 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #7,736 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #9,014 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,912 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,657 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #6,106 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #7,058 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #5,954 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #6,674 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,376 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,308 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,582 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,402 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,169 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,810 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,836 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,309 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,114 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,893 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,626 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,727 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,266 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,271 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,127 |