Lamarr
Lamarr was the 8638th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1049th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,000 places. More babies were named Lamarr in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lamar) "the pool" · French, English
- Rank in 2025
- #8,638 boys, down 2,478 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198473 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,926babies recorded
What does the name Lamarr mean?
Lamarr is a spelling of Lamar, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lamar's meaning and origin.
Lamar is a surname taken from a place in Normandy whose name comes from Old French la mare, "the pool", so it first described a family from that village. As a first name it is mainly American. It has been given to boys since the 19th century and was most popular in the US around 1990; it has recently also been given to some girls.
la mare (Old French, “the pool”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: French names, names that mean water, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lamar', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Lamar (surname)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Lamarr popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 30 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,638 | 9 |
| 2020 | #6,160 | 14 |
| 2010 | #3,054 | 38 |
| 2000 | #3,484 | 24 |
| 1990 | #1,578 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,209 | 58 |
| 1970 | #1,149 | 52 |
| 1960 | #1,351 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,728 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,944 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,897 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lamarr, counting every spelling?
Lamarr is a spelling of Lamar, a name family that ranked #1,365 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,638 for Lamarr on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 115 | #1,517 | 663 |
| Lamarr | 9 | #8,638 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lamarr?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lamarr (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lamarr born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lamarr.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lamarr?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Lamarr are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 29 and 53. That makes Lamarr mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lamarr: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lamarr, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lamarr
What does Lamarr mean?
Lamarr is a spelling of Lamar, which means “"the pool"” (French, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lamarr?
Lamarr was the 8638th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1049th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,000 places. More babies were named Lamarr in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lamarr a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lamarr in the US.