Lamont is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lamont means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lamont across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lamont has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lamont is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “law man, lawyer”. A Scottish surname from the Norse Logmadr.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 24,189 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9 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 Lamont per year, United States (1888 to 2025). United States peaked in 1972 (1,060/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (3/yr).
Lamont has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1972, when it ranked #466 nationally (given to 1,060 babies that year).
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