Lamarr
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Lamarr
The name Lamarr could be a great choice for those looking for a name that has both brains and beauty in its pedigree. The extraordinary Hedy Lamarr was not only a gorgeous and talented film actress but also the inventor of the technology eventually used in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology.
Lamarr for boys#8638 US
Lamarr combines the prefix 'La-' (commonly used in modern naming for its melodic quality, originally meaning 'the' in Romance languages) with 'marr,' possibly derived from the French 'mar' (sea) or as a variant of Lamar (which itself may come from Old French 'de la mare' meaning 'of the pool'). The name gained prominence partly through actor/inventor Hedy Lamarr, though as a surname in her case. As a given name, Lamarr saw modest popularity in the United States from the 1960s through the 1990s. The doubled 'r' spelling distinguishes it from the more common Lamar. The name exemplifies the trend of adopting surnames or place names as personal names, with modified spellings to create distinctive variations.
Pronounced luh-MAHR.
As of October 2026, Lamarr ranked #10072 in US births in 1976 SSA, peaked at #4582 in 1926.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #4,794 | 20 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,635 | 21 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #4,707 | 21 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #4,305 | 24 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
Lamarr on lists
Famous Lamarrs
- Hedwig "Hedy" LamarrGirl
Austrian,American actress and inventor
- (Dewey) LaMarr HoytBoy
American baseball pitcher
- LaMarr Dudley WoodleyBoy
American NFL football player
- (Frederick) Lamarr HoustonBoy
American NFL football player
- LaMarr Vernon GreerBoy
American basketball player
- Jermaine Lamarr Cole aka J. ColeBoy
American rapper
- Phillip "Phil" LaMarrBoy
American voice actor