Lemar
Lemar was the 6311th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 1249th; the most babies were born in 1979 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,130 places. More babies were named Lemar in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,311 boys, up 551 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197955 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,895babies recorded
Lemar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,311 | 14 |
| 2020 | #6,862 | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,386 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,941 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,668 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,441 | 44 |
| 1970 | #2,035 | 20 |
| 1960 | #2,383 | 13 |
| 1950 | #1,980 | 15 |
| 1940 | #1,718 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,932 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,290 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,249 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lemar, counting every spelling?
Lemar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lemar?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lemar (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lemar 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lemar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lemar?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Lemar are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 26 and 49. That makes Lemar 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.
Lemar by state
How common Lemar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Lemar
How popular is the name Lemar?
Lemar was the 6311th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 1249th; the most babies were born in 1979 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,130 places. More babies were named Lemar in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lemar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lemar in the US.
Where is Lemar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lemar was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).