How Many People Are Named Lama?
An estimated 497 people in the United States have the first name Lama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Lama peaked in popularity in 2019 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
497
About 1 in 689,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2019
19 births
Total Registered
507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lama
Lama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lama as a female name
Ranked #9,913 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (19 births)
Lama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lama span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 154 babies were registered. While Lama is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lama by Decade
How has Lama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lama
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lama?
We estimate approximately 497 people named Lama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 689,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Lama a common name?
Lama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lama most popular?
Lama reached peak popularity in 2019, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lama is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lama a female name?
Lama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lama Smith, Lama Johnson, Lama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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