Lamont
Last seen for girls in 1989 at #10,847 · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1972 · 1,040 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,024since 1888
Lamont over time
Rank among boys' names. Lamont has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,718 | 47 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,595 | 51 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,346 | 59 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,907 | 82 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,079 | 70 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,743 | 88 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,842 | 82 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,809 | 84 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,510 | 110 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,478 | 116 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,416 | 121 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,300 | 136 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,269 | 137 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,151 | 159 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,082 | 172 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,102 | 174 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,045 | 182 | |
| 2008 | — | #954 | 210 | |
| 2007 | — | #896 | 224 | |
| 2006 | — | #976 | 190 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,018 | 166 | |
| 2004 | — | #917 | 185 | |
| 2003 | — | #816 | 214 | |
| 2002 | — | #875 | 187 | |
| 2001 | — | #796 | 211 | |
| 2000 | — | #776 | 214 | |
| 1999 | — | #721 | 228 | |
| 1998 | — | #729 | 225 | |
| 1997 | — | #703 | 226 | |
| 1996 | — | #712 | 222 | |
| 1995 | — | #624 | 272 | |
| 1994 | — | #618 | 285 | |
| 1993 | — | #569 | 324 | |
| 1992 | — | #552 | 342 | |
| 1991 | — | #569 | 314 | |
| 1990 | — | #572 | 314 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #526 | 332 |
| 1988 | — | #521 | 307 | |
| 1987 | — | #519 | 299 | |
| 1986 | — | #485 | 326 | |
| 1985 | — | #511 | 292 | |
| 1984 | — | #471 | 320 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #469 | 317 |
| 1982 | — | #437 | 369 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #414 | 401 |
| 1980 | — | #363 | 484 | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #346 | 521 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #323 | 541 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #337 | 531 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #300 | 599 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #291 | 659 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #243 | 824 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #234 | 900 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #214 | 1,040 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #350 | 524 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #352 | 534 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #372 | 443 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #377 | 423 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #390 | 375 |
| 1966 | — | #408 | 342 | |
| 1965 | — | #424 | 336 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #433 | 340 |
| 1963 | — | #458 | 293 | |
| 1962 | — | #483 | 268 | |
| 1961 | — | #483 | 272 | |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #527 | 225 |
| 1959 | — | #493 | 252 | |
| 1958 | — | #505 | 233 | |
| 1957 | — | #513 | 225 | |
| 1956 | — | #525 | 202 | |
| 1955 | — | #511 | 206 | |
| 1954 | — | #476 | 232 | |
| 1953 | — | #494 | 201 | |
| 1952 | — | #517 | 182 | |
| 1951 | — | #474 | 204 | |
| 1950 | — | #477 | 194 | |
| 1949 | — | #477 | 193 | |
| 1948 | — | #505 | 171 | |
| 1947 | — | #561 | 145 | |
| 1946 | — | #524 | 149 | |
| 1945 | — | #603 | 101 | |
| 1944 | — | #604 | 103 | |
| 1943 | — | #662 | 94 | |
| 1942 | — | #620 | 103 | |
| 1941 | — | #624 | 94 | |
| 1940 | — | #770 | 64 | |
| 1939 | — | #811 | 56 | |
| 1938 | — | #951 | 44 | |
| 1937 | — | #982 | 41 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,540 | 19 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,422 | 23 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,133 | 34 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,126 | 36 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,253 | 30 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,069 | 42 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,237 | 32 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,293 | 31 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,293 | 32 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,466 | 25 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,451 | 26 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,420 | 27 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,282 | 32 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,360 | 30 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,642 | 22 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,286 | 30 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,528 | 22 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,335 | 26 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
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| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Lamont! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Lamont is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#119 · 1 in 722
- District of Columbia#121 · 1 in 564
- Virginia#150 · 1 in 930
- New Jersey#174 · 1 in 1,226
- South Carolina#205 · 1 in 1,217
Best ever in a state: #69 in District of Columbia, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #119 | 30 | 1 in 722 |
| District of Columbia | #121 | 14 | 1 in 564 |
| Virginia | #150 | 35 | 1 in 930 |
| New Jersey | #174 | 34 | 1 in 1,226 |
| South Carolina | #205 | 17 | 1 in 1,217 |
| New York | #215 | 78 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Pennsylvania | #228 | 30 | 1 in 2,473 |
| Illinois | #234 | 46 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Michigan | #242 | 26 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Missouri | #253 | 14 | 1 in 2,510 |
| North Carolina | #254 | 20 | 1 in 1,925 |
| Indiana | #271 | 13 | 1 in 3,112 |
| Mississippi | #280 | 10 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Ohio | #319 | 20 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Arkansas | #324 | 5 | 1 in 3,084 |
| Alabama | #341 | 9 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Wisconsin | #361 | 6 | 1 in 5,357 |
| Georgia | #368 | 11 | 1 in 3,441 |
| Massachusetts | #375 | 5 | 1 in 6,604 |
| Florida | #376 | 15 | 1 in 3,335 |
| California | #444 | 35 | 1 in 4,727 |
| Louisiana | #511 | 7 | 1 in 4,714 |
| Texas | #557 | 18 | 1 in 6,231 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lamont
- 123 spots since 2024 (#2,595 → #2,718)
- 975 spots since 2020 (#1,743 → #2,718)
- 1,302 spots since 2015 (#1,416 → #2,718)
- Biggest jump: 558 spots in 1937 (#1,540 → #982)
- Biggest drop: 101 spots in 2004 (#816 → #917)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1972 at #214 (1,040 births)
- Births halved by 1980, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1937–2004
- Highest: 1 in 1,559 boys born in 1972 were named Lamont (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 36,342 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 27.8% of all boys named Lamont (6,673) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,031 (1888) | #1,031 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,277 (1909) | #1,325 |
| 1910s | 161 | #1,286 (1918) | #1,552 |
| 1920s | 276 | #1,237 (1929) | #1,428 |
| 1930s | 363 | #811 (1939) | #1,134 |
| 1940s | 1,217 | #477 (1949) | #595 |
| 1950s | 2,131 | #474 (1951) | #499 |
| 1960s | 3,317 | #372 (1969) | #436 |
| 1970s | 6,673 | #214 (1972) | #299 |
| 1980s | 3,447 | #363 (1980) | #472 |
| 1990s | 2,752 | #552 (1992) | #637 |
| 2000s | 1,983 | #776 (2000) | #907 |
| 2010s | 1,291 | #1,082 (2011) | #1,396 |
| 2020s | 397 | #1,743 (2020) | #2,231 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lamont in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 306,629 of them was named Lamont, which outranked 14.8% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,677 names at #9,652; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 3,095 of them was named Lamont, which outranked 95.1% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.