How Many People Are Named Lamara?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Lamara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Lamara peaked in popularity in 2007 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lamara 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 Lamara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2007
15 births
Total Registered
374
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lamara
Lamara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 374 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lamara as a female name
Ranked #12,859 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2007 (15 births)
Lamara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lamara span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 91 babies were registered. Lamara has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lamara by Decade
How has Lamara 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.
Lamara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lamara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lamara
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Lamara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lamara?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Lamara 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Lamara a common name?
Lamara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 374 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lamara most popular?
Lamara reached peak popularity in 2007, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lamara is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lamara a female name?
Lamara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lamara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lamara Smith, Lamara Johnson, Lamara 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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