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

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Peak · boys
1972 · 1,040 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
24,024
since 1888

Lamont over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lamont has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #214, 1972boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,71847
2024#2,59551
2023#2,34659
2022#1,90782
2021#2,07970
2020#1,74388
2019#1,84282
2018#1,80984
2017#1,510110
2016#1,478116
2015#1,416121
2014#1,300136
2013#1,269137
2012#1,151159
2011#1,082172
2010#1,102174
2009#1,045182
2008#954210
2007#896224
2006#976190
2005#1,018166
2004#917185
2003#816214
2002#875187
2001#796211
2000#776214
1999#721228
1998#729225
1997#703226
1996#712222
1995#624272
1994#618285
1993#569324
1992#552342
1991#569314
1990#572314
1989#10,8476#526332
1988#521307
1987#519299
1986#485326
1985#511292
1984#471320
1983#10,2755#469317
1982#437369
1981#9,1106#414401
1980#363484
1979#5,75111#346521
1978#5,95810#323541
1977#9,6525#337531
1976#7,2967#300599
1975#4,59313#291659
1974#5,36010#243824
1973#3,12221#234900
1972#3,17720#2141,040
1971#5,5439#350524
1970#5,8188#352534
1969#5,0579#372443
1968#5,6427#377423
1967#6,8045#390375
1966#408342
1965#424336
1964#6,0096#433340
1963#458293
1962#483268
1961#483272
1960#5,1687#527225
1959#493252
1958#505233
1957#513225
1956#525202
1955#511206
1954#476232
1953#494201
1952#517182
1951#474204
1950#477194
1949#477193
1948#505171
1947#561145
1946#524149
1945#603101
1944#604103
1943#66294
1942#620103
1941#62494
1940#77064
1939#81156
1938#95144
1937#98241
1936#1,54019
1935#1,42223
1934#1,13334
1933#1,05138
1932#1,12636
1931#1,25330
1930#1,06942
1929#1,23732
1928#1,29331
1927#1,29332
1926#1,46625
1925#1,45126
1924#1,83919
1923#1,42027
1922#1,28232
1921#1,36030
1920#1,64222
1919#1,44925
1918#1,28630
1917#1,52822
1916#1,33526
1915#1,78216
1914#1,60815
1913#1,49713
1912#1,7469
1911#1,7405
1910
1909#1,2776
1908#1,3735
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1888#1,0315
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First appearance
1888

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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,619 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedWIMichigan: #552 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,737 boysMINew York: #399 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,646 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedINOhio: #443 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,351 boysOHPennsylvania: #302 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,447 boysPANew Jersey: #265 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,270 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #517 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 8,449 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedNEMissouri: #312 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,761 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedWVVirginia: #472 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,442 boysVAMaryland: #268 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,981 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #284 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,978 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lamont, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#265 · 1 in 3,270
  2. Maryland#268 · 1 in 2,981
  3. District of Columbia#284 · 1 in 2,978
  4. Illinois#300 · 1 in 3,619
  5. Pennsylvania#302 · 1 in 5,447

Best ever in a state: #69 in District of Columbia, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#265191 in 3,270
Maryland#268111 in 2,981
District of Columbia#28451 in 2,978
Illinois#300321 in 3,619
Pennsylvania#302221 in 5,447
Missouri#312131 in 3,761
New York#399271 in 6,646
Ohio#443121 in 9,351
Virginia#47251 in 8,442
California#517221 in 8,449
Michigan#55261 in 15,737
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
84 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1972 at #214 (1,040 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1937–2004
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,559
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 27.8% of all boys named Lamont (6,673) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,031 (1888)#1,031
1890s0
1900s11#1,277 (1909)#1,325
1910s161#1,286 (1918)#1,552
1920s276#1,237 (1929)#1,428
1930s363#811 (1939)#1,134
1940s1,217#477 (1949)#595
1950s2,131#474 (1951)#499
1960s3,317#372 (1969)#436
1970s6,673#214 (1972)#299
1980s3,447#363 (1980)#472
1990s2,752#552 (1992)#637
2000s1,983#776 (2000)#907
2010s1,291#1,082 (2011)#1,396
2020s397#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 1960

girls
#5,168
7 births · 1 in 288,849 girls
boys
#527
225 births · 1 in 9,477 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #5,168Lamont7

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #527Lamont225
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 288,849 of them was named Lamont, which outranked 29.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lamont
  1. #4,773Xenia8
  2. #4,773Yolando8
  3. #4,773Zsazsa8
  4. #5,168Lamont7
  5. #5,168Adrain7
  6. #5,168Adrien7
  7. #5,168Aggie7
  8. #5,696Adalia6
  9. #5,696Adra6
  10. #5,696Adrea6

Tied with 527 names at #5,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. 1,798Lisha#2,395#597
  2. 1,223Elana#2,108#885
  3. 667Leisha#1,537#870
  4. 513Misty#1,214#701
  5. 462Loriann#1,396#934
Fallers
  1. 421Taryn#771#1,192
  2. 335Cheryll#993#1,328
  3. 305Marilynn#724#1,029
  4. 304Drema#997#1,301
  5. 258Merrie#978#1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 9,477 of them was named Lamont, which outranked 88.5% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lamont
  1. #522Marlin231
  2. #522Reynaldo231
  3. #522Rich231
  4. #527Lamont225
  5. #527Donnell225
  6. #527Mitchel225
  7. #527Will225
  8. #531Ned222
  9. #531Simon222
  10. #533Galen220

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. 3,061Stephon#3,988#927
  2. 1,039Kennedy#1,759#720
  3. 489Darryle#1,416#927
  4. 379Garret#1,360#981
  5. 373Darryll#1,324#951
Fallers
  1. 333Grayling#987#1,320
  2. 327Lucious#946#1,273
  3. 274Brion#919#1,193
  4. 261Gail#747#1,008
  5. 254Delton#939#1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960