How Many People Are Named Lamech?
An estimated 16 people in the United States have the first name Lamech. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Lamech peaked in popularity in 1998 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lamech 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 Lamech paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lamech is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
16
About 1 in 21,422,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1998
6 births
Total Registered
16
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lamech
Lamech is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lamech as a male name
Ranked #13,559 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Lamech: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lamech span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 6 babies were registered. Lamech remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lamech by Decade
How has Lamech 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.
Lamech + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lamech as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lamech
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lamech: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lamech?
We estimate approximately 16 people named Lamech 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 21,422,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Lamech a common name?
Lamech is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 36.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lamech most popular?
Lamech reached peak popularity in 1998, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lamech is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lamech a male name?
Lamech is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lamech Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lamech Smith, Lamech Johnson, Lamech 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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