Lamonta
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- luh-MON-tuh
- Origin
- Old Norse
Lamonta is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lawman”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lamonta mean?
Old Norse: elaboration of Lamont, from Scottish Gaelic Lagmann
“lawman”
Elaboration of Lamont, a Scottish clan name from the Old Norse logmadr, meaning lawman.
Is Lamonta a girl's or a boy's name?
Lamonta is a boys' name.
How popular is Lamonta in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Lamonta in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lamonta in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Names like Lamonta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marquez, Luca, Juancarlos, Osvaldo, Montana, Luis, Samuel, Juanpablo, Diego, Paolo, Rodrigo, Ezra
Names related to Lamonta
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ronnie, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica
Sources
Figures from 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, “Lamonta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lamonta, updated 20 October 2026.