Lamar is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lamar means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lamar across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lamar has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lamar is a boy name of French origin meaning “of the sea or the pool”. From a Norman surname, la mare.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 35,251 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 530 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 10 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lamar per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (748/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (47/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (6/yr).
Lamar has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #665 nationally (given to 748 babies that year).
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