Lamar
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lamar
While it may sound a little dated, Lamar is a name that has never been outside the US Top 1000, but it is in danger of falling off the list.
Lamar for boys#1517 US
Lamar Odom is a retired professional basketball player.
Lamar for girls#6235 US
This boys' name is a name that may be starting to cross over into the pink list in the US - with over 50 baby girls named Lamar in 2015. For what it is worth, we consider that Lamarr might be a better alternative for girls, given its connection to the extraordinary Hedy Lamarr, screen actress and inventor of the technology eventually used in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology.
Pronounced luh-MAR.
As of October 2026, Lamar ranked #1517 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #314 in 1980.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #843 | 268 | #3,208 | 51 |
| 2015 | #818 | 277 | #2,912 | 60 |
| 2016 | #925 | 230 | #2,887 | 59 |
| 2017 | #915 | 234 | #3,116 | 52 |
| 2018 | #1,027 | 200 | #4,115 | 35 |
| 2019 | #1,056 | 194 | #4,981 | 27 |
| 2020 | #1,089 | 182 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,284 | 148 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,312 | 144 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,382 | 135 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,515 | 117 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,517 | 115 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Lamar for boys
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Lamar on lists
Famous Lamars
- Lamar Joseph OdomBoy
American basketball player
- Lamar FontaineBoy
Confederate military leader, KKK member
- Lamar HuntBoy
American football team owner
- (Andrew) Lamar AlexanderBoy
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
- Lamar Seeligson SmithBoy
U.S. Congressman from Texas
- Lamar AlfordBoy
American actor and singer
- Jeffrey Lamar Williams aka Young ThugBoy
American rapper
- Lamar SallyBoy
Jr. (b. 2014), son of TV host Sherri Shepherd & Lamar Sally
- Henry Lamar Hornsby (b. 2011)Boy
son of actors Emily Deschanel and David Hornsby
- Kendrick LamarBoy
American rapper
Lamar in pop culture
- Lamar LatrellBoy
character in the Revenge of the Nerds movie series
- LamarBoy
character in musical Godspell played by Lamar Alford
- Lamar DavisBoy
character in the Grand Theft Auto V 2013 video game