Lamari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- luh-MAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Lamari is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
Where does Lamari come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps blending the La- prefix with Amari
Is Lamari a girl's or a boy's name?
Lamari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 26 boys in the US.
How popular is Lamari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Lamari, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Lamari of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Lamari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
How popular is Lamari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,049th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Lamari, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999. 5 girls were also named Lamari in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Lamari than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Lamari in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Lamari in the US were girls.
Lamari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Lamari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Ibrahim, Abdullah, Zakariya, Hamza, Mustafa, Luca, Yahya, Amari, Zayd, Zayan
Names related to Lamari
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, “Lamari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lamari, updated 20 October 2026.