Lamar is an established boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Lamar is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,517 among boys (115) and #6,235 among girls (19) — overall #2,908 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | 134 | #6,235 | #1,517 |
| 2024 | 138 | 138 | #6,542 | #1,496 |
| 2023 | 155 | 155 | #6,300 | #1,374 |
| 2022 | 164 | 164 | #6,118 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 166 | 166 | #6,554 | #1,284 |
| 2020 | 200 | 200 | #6,511 | #1,090 |
| 2019 | 221 | 221 | #4,982 | #1,056 |
| 2018 | 236 | 236 | #4,117 | #1,025 |
| 2017 | 286 | 286 | #3,118 | #915 |
| 2016 | 289 | 289 | #2,887 | #926 |
| 2015 | 337 | 337 | #2,912 | #818 |
| 2014 | 319 | 319 | #3,209 | #843 |
| 2013 | 376 | 376 | #3,295 | #717 |
| 2012 | 318 | 318 | #4,911 | #785 |
| 2011 | 353 | 353 | #3,970 | #723 |
| 2010 | 361 | 361 | #5,037 | #702 |
| 2009 | 324 | 324 | #4,751 | #778 |
| 2008 | 333 | 333 | #5,664 | #740 |
| 2007 | 356 | 356 | #7,598 | #695 |
| 2006 | 353 | 353 | #9,035 | #671 |
| 2005 | 303 | 303 | — | #686 |
| 2004 | 268 | 268 | #17,607 | #725 |
| 2003 | 238 | 238 | — | #752 |
| 2002 | 242 | 242 | — | #730 |
| 2001 | 288 | 288 | — | #649 |
| 2000 | 286 | 286 | — | #638 |
| 1999 | 256 | 256 | — | #666 |
| 1998 | 251 | 251 | — | #680 |
| 1997 | 323 | — | — | #574 |
| 1996 | 296 | — | — | #602 |
| 1995 | 306 | — | — | #585 |
| 1994 | 372 | — | — | #529 |
| 1993 | 405 | — | — | #510 |
| 1992 | 503 | — | #11,129 | #444 |
| 1991 | 550 | — | — | #413 |
| 1990 | 699 | — | #8,223 | #350 |
| 1989 | 748 | — | #7,226 | #325 |
| 1988 | 674 | — | #11,115 | #323 |
| 1987 | 624 | — | #6,553 | #335 |
| 1986 | 625 | — | #8,126 | #324 |
| 1985 | 545 | — | #6,720 | #348 |
| 1984 | 566 | — | #4,247 | #343 |
| 1983 | 616 | — | #4,579 | #320 |
| 1982 | 560 | — | #6,148 | #343 |
| 1981 | 592 | — | #9,748 | #327 |
| 1980 | 622 | — | #6,122 | #314 |
| 1979 | 583 | — | #6,444 | #325 |
| 1978 | 497 | — | #4,809 | #350 |
| 1977 | 532 | — | #4,326 | #348 |
| 1976 | 379 | — | #3,883 | #409 |
| 1975 | 338 | — | #4,037 | #444 |
| 1974 | 334 | — | #5,170 | #441 |
| 1973 | 355 | — | #5,795 | #421 |
| 1972 | 433 | — | #5,701 | #381 |
| 1971 | 400 | — | #4,688 | #409 |
| 1970 | 409 | — | #5,610 | #407 |
| 1969 | 330 | — | #3,533 | #444 |
| 1968 | 317 | — | #3,527 | #438 |
| 1967 | 271 | — | #4,800 | #470 |
| 1966 | 229 | — | #4,677 | #511 |
| 1965 | 249 | — | #4,350 | #494 |
| 1964 | 269 | — | #4,222 | #493 |
| 1963 | 234 | — | #4,401 | #531 |
| 1962 | 273 | — | #3,904 | #491 |
| 1961 | 275 | — | #3,256 | #491 |
| 1960 | 279 | — | #3,812 | #486 |
| 1959 | 279 | — | #5,309 | #475 |
| 1958 | 269 | — | #4,713 | #485 |
| 1957 | 290 | — | #3,808 | #460 |
| 1956 | 272 | — | — | #458 |
| 1955 | 292 | — | #3,925 | #440 |
| 1954 | 305 | — | #3,091 | #422 |
| 1953 | 283 | — | #3,843 | #428 |
| 1952 | 284 | — | #3,978 | #417 |
| 1951 | 293 | — | #3,613 | #406 |
| 1950 | 287 | — | #3,324 | #406 |
| 1949 | 276 | — | #3,759 | #416 |
| 1948 | 291 | — | #4,411 | #406 |
| 1947 | 286 | — | #3,877 | #411 |
| 1946 | 225 | — | #3,537 | #433 |
| 1945 | 198 | — | — | #425 |
| 1944 | 227 | — | #4,922 | #403 |
| 1943 | 249 | — | #3,662 | #393 |
| 1942 | 231 | — | #4,375 | #407 |
| 1941 | 218 | — | — | #390 |
| 1940 | 212 | — | — | #393 |
| 1939 | 217 | — | #3,618 | #390 |
| 1938 | 220 | — | #3,057 | #392 |
| 1937 | 225 | — | #4,601 | #368 |
| 1936 | 198 | — | — | #389 |
| 1935 | 216 | — | — | #368 |
| 1934 | 229 | — | #3,319 | #368 |
| 1933 | 244 | — | — | #345 |
| 1932 | 237 | — | #3,437 | #366 |
| 1931 | 222 | — | #4,126 | #381 |
| 1930 | 228 | — | — | #376 |
| 1929 | 224 | — | #3,544 | #394 |
| 1928 | 238 | — | #5,089 | #387 |
| 1927 | 229 | — | #5,225 | #401 |
| 1926 | 228 | — | #4,087 | #400 |
| 1925 | 245 | — | #3,867 | #389 |
| 1924 | 234 | — | — | #397 |
| 1923 | 215 | — | #4,690 | #416 |
| 1922 | 202 | — | #2,684 | #444 |
| 1921 | 179 | — | — | #460 |
| 1920 | 189 | — | #4,673 | #447 |
| 1919 | 163 | — | — | #467 |
| 1918 | 169 | — | #3,676 | #467 |
| 1917 | 169 | — | #4,359 | #443 |
| 1916 | 172 | — | #4,791 | #435 |
| 1915 | 132 | — | #3,623 | #494 |
| 1914 | 104 | — | #3,919 | #491 |
| 1913 | 83 | — | #3,440 | #493 |
| 1912 | 52 | — | — | #558 |
| 1911 | 34 | — | #2,671 | #567 |
| 1910 | 34 | — | — | #476 |
| 1909 | 20 | — | — | #603 |
| 1908 | 19 | — | — | #604 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | — | #412 |
| 1906 | 17 | — | — | #577 |
| 1905 | 15 | — | — | #626 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #787 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | — | #569 |
| 1901 | 14 | — | — | #549 |
| 1900 | 16 | — | — | #639 |
| 1899 | 12 | — | — | #600 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #723 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #538 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #938 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #725 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #702 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #682 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #720 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #875 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #793 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #513 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,021 |