Lamar
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About Lamar
The name Lamar is currently ranked #917 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #314 in 1980. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in LAMAR, LAMAR, and LAMAR. Lamar is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #843 | 268 | 139.5 |
| 2015 | #818 | 277 | 144.5 |
| 2016 | #925 | 230 | 121.2 |
| 2017 | #915 | 234 | 126.4 |
| 2018 | #1,027 | 200 | 110.1 |
| 2019 | #1,056 | 194 | 108.1 |
| 2020 | #1,089 | 182 | 105.4 |
| 2021 | #1,284 | 148 | 84.6 |
| 2022 | #1,312 | 144 | 82.5 |
| 2023 | #1,382 | 135 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | #1,515 | 117 | 67.9 |
| 2025 | #1,517 | 115 | 67.3 |
World rankings
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Famous Lamars
- Lamar Joseph Odom
American basketball player
- Lamar Fontaine
Confederate military leader, KKK member
- Lamar Hunt
American football team owner
- (Andrew) Lamar Alexander
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
- Lamar Seeligson Smith
U.S. Congressman from Texas
- Lamar Alford
American actor and singer
- Jeffrey Lamar Williams aka Young Thug
American rapper
- Lamar Sally
Jr. (b. 2014), son of TV host Sherri Shepherd & Lamar Sally
- Henry Lamar Hornsby (b. 2011)
son of actors Emily Deschanel and David Hornsby
- Kendrick Lamar
American rapper
Lamar in pop culture
- Lamar Latrell
character in the Revenge of the Nerds movie series
- Lamar
character in musical Godspell played by Lamar Alford
- Lamar Davis
character in the Grand Theft Auto V 2013 video game
Variations & nicknames
- LemarFrench
