How Many People Are Named Lemar?
An estimated 1,426 people in the United States have the first name Lemar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Lemar peaked in popularity in 1979 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lemar 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 Lemar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,426
About 1 in 240,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1979
55 births
Total Registered
1,881
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lemar
Lemar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,881 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lemar as a male name
Ranked #8,673 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (55 births)
Lemar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lemar span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 401 babies were registered. Lemar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lemar by Decade
How has Lemar 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.
Lemar by State
Birth registrations for Lemar span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia. On average, about 23 Lemars were registered per state.
Lemar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lemar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lemar
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Lemar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lemar?
We estimate approximately 1,426 people named Lemar 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 240,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Lemar a common name?
Lemar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,881 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lemar most popular?
Lemar reached peak popularity in 1979, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lemar is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lemar a male name?
Lemar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lemar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lemar Smith, Lemar Johnson, Lemar 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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