Lambert
Lambert was the 7033rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 570th; the most babies were born in 1918 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,139 places. More babies were named Lambert in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,033 boys, up 1,423 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191898 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,515babies recorded
Lambert popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,033 | 12 |
| 2020 | #8,456 | 9 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,887 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,890 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,330 | 22 |
| 1970 | #2,361 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,352 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,305 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,039 | 39 |
| 1930 | #881 | 57 |
| 1920 | #761 | 76 |
| 1910 | #1,733 | 5 |
| 1900 | #570 | 19 |
| 1890 | #950 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lambert, counting every spelling?
Lambert has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lambert?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lambert (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lambert 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lambert.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lambert?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Lambert are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 37 and 72. That makes Lambert a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
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Questions about the name Lambert
How popular is the name Lambert?
Lambert was the 7033rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 570th; the most babies were born in 1918 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,139 places. More babies were named Lambert in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lambert a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lambert in the US.