Lamara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-MAR-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lamara is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lamara come from?
Modern: feminine form of Lamar, or La- prefix plus Mara
Is Lamara a girl's or a boy's name?
Lamara is a girls' name.
How popular is Lamara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lamara in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lamara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Lamara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Lamara in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lamara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
Names like Lamara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khadija, Safa, Amira, Halima, Hiba, Aaliyah, Summer, Hafsa, Aisha, Safiya, Syeda, Zainab
Names related to Lamara
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lamara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lamara, updated 20 October 2026.