Boy · French surname
Lamar
Say it: lah-MAR
Meaning
From a French surname meaning 'the pond' (la mare).
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1980s
In the United States
- 34,482 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 1989, about 1 in 2,700 boys
- 198 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: LaMar
Famous bearers
- Lamar Odom, US basketball player
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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