Over the past 110 years, 219 girls and 29 072 boys have been named Lamar. The name Lamar ranks 6625th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Lamar in 1951. The peak of popularity of the name Lamar came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.