First Name LAMAR

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LAMAR is ranked as the 1275th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 23,718.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 7.44 people named LAMAR for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 66% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LAMAR is 25,810.
  • The SSA data also shows that LAMAR is used as a boy's name 97% of the time.

First Names LAMAR
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 23,718 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,275
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 25,810
  • National Rank 1,230
  • Percentile Rank 98.67%
  • Proportion/100k 8.09

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAMAR is 72.2% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 20.7% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LAMAR have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LAMAR is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LAMAR

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.2% 63.9% 8.3%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 20.7% 12.3% 8.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LAMAR is Georgia where 4,351 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LAMAR, as 43.09 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Georgia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LAMAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 569 4.42 96.9% Indiana 341 5.16 95.6% Iowa 50 1.6 90.5% Kansas 70 2.42 86.8% Michigan 600 6.06 98.3% Minnesota 75 1.37 93.0% Missouri 1,150 38.41 97.7% Nebraska 46 2.44 82.9% North Dakota 8 1.09 32.3% Ohio 604 5.21 96.9% South Dakota 9 1.04 32.4% Wisconsin 168 2.92 95.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAMAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 569 4.42 96.9%
Indiana 341 5.16 95.6%
Iowa 50 1.6 90.5%
Kansas 70 2.42 86.8%
Michigan 600 6.06 98.3%
Minnesota 75 1.37 93.0%
Missouri 1,150 38.41 97.7%
Nebraska 46 2.44 82.9%
North Dakota 8 1.09 32.3%
Ohio 604 5.21 96.9%
South Dakota 9 1.04 32.4%
Wisconsin 168 2.92 95.4%
West State Statistics First-Names LAMAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 73.2% Arizona 212 3.14 92.8% California 1,290 3.33 98.2% Colorado 108 2.02 90.3% Hawaii 42 2.97 85.2% Idaho 195 11.94 91.5% Montana 24 2.3 70.6% Nevada 202 7.11 92.8% New Mexico 20 0.94 63.6% Oregon 88 2.21 88.7% Utah 803 27.3 96.6% Washington 253 3.59 96.1% Wyoming 75 12.77 82.6%

West States
State stats for the first name LAMAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 73.2%
Arizona 212 3.14 92.8%
California 1,290 3.33 98.2%
Colorado 108 2.02 90.3%
Hawaii 42 2.97 85.2%
Idaho 195 11.94 91.5%
Montana 24 2.3 70.6%
Nevada 202 7.11 92.8%
New Mexico 20 0.94 63.6%
Oregon 88 2.21 88.7%
Utah 803 27.3 96.6%
Washington 253 3.59 96.1%
Wyoming 75 12.77 82.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LAMAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 268 7.44 95.2% Maine 20 1.53 64.3% Massachusetts 231 3.43 93.7% New Hampshire 19 1.41 65.6% New Jersey 917 10.26 97.6% New York 465 2.35 97.3% Pennsylvania 1,151 9 98.1% Rhode Island 46 4.32 83.8% Vermont 8 1.25 62.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAMAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 268 7.44 95.2%
Maine 20 1.53 64.3%
Massachusetts 231 3.43 93.7%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 65.6%
New Jersey 917 10.26 97.6%
New York 465 2.35 97.3%
Pennsylvania 1,151 9 98.1%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 83.8%
Vermont 8 1.25 62.2%
South State Statistics First-Names LAMAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,626 33.52 98.2% Arkansas 340 11.45 95.1% Delaware 160 17.11 95.9% Dist. of Columbia 124 18.79 94.2% Florida 2,301 11.57 99.1% Georgia 4,351 43.09 99.2% Kentucky 156 3.52 92.3% Louisiana 523 11.24 96.3% Maryland 320 5.36 96.6% Mississippi 1,150 38.41 97.7% North Carolina 896 9.01 98.3% Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.1% South Carolina 709 14.68 97.1% Tennessee 563 8.59 97.1% Texas 2,000 7.42 98.8% Virginia 308 3.7 95.8% West Virginia 9 0.49 34.3%

South States
State stats for the first name LAMAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,626 33.52 98.2%
Arkansas 340 11.45 95.1%
Delaware 160 17.11 95.9%
Dist. of Columbia 124 18.79 94.2%
Florida 2,301 11.57 99.1%
Georgia 4,351 43.09 99.2%
Kentucky 156 3.52 92.3%
Louisiana 523 11.24 96.3%
Maryland 320 5.36 96.6%
Mississippi 1,150 38.41 97.7%
North Carolina 896 9.01 98.3%
Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.1%
South Carolina 709 14.68 97.1%
Tennessee 563 8.59 97.1%
Texas 2,000 7.42 98.8%
Virginia 308 3.7 95.8%
West Virginia 9 0.49 34.3%
 

Full Names with LAMAR as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LAMAR as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LAMAR.

The most popular full name is LAMAR Smith. 1.70% of all the people named LAMAR have this family name.

There are 2490 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAMAR

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LAMAR Smith 1.70%
2 LAMAR Johnson 1.51%
3 LAMAR Williams 1.45%
4 LAMAR Brown 1.04%
5 LAMAR Davis 1.00%
6 LAMAR Jones 1.00%
7 LAMAR Miller 0.67%
8 LAMAR White 0.59%
9 LAMAR Martin 0.57%
10 LAMAR Jackson 0.55%
11 LAMAR Thomas 0.49%
12 LAMAR Wilson 0.49%
13 LAMAR King 0.45%
14 LAMAR Moore 0.45%
15 LAMAR Anderson 0.41%
16 LAMAR Hill 0.41%
17 LAMAR Harris 0.37%
18 LAMAR Taylor 0.37%
19 LAMAR Bell 0.35%
20 LAMAR Hall 0.33%