girls:
211 births since 1997
#5505 (4th percentile)
boys:
403 births since 1999
#4183 (9th percentile)
overall:
614 births since 1997
#7125 (8th percentile)
The name Lamari is the #7,125 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 614 recorded births since 1997. This represents the 7.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 7.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,183 (8.7% percentile) for all time with 403 births since 1999. For girls, it ranks #5,505 (3.7% percentile) for all time with 211 births since 1997.
Lamari first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1997 (1997 for girls and 1999 for boys). Birth data for Lamari is available in 24 out of the 27 years between 1997 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Lamari has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (65.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 60.9% of babies named Lamari were boys. Interestingly, until around 2002, the name was more popular for girls (70.0% girls from 1997 to 2001), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (66.8% boys from 2002 to 2023).
For boys, Lamari reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 3.1% percentile (ranked #872) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 16 births per million (ranked 3.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Lamari ranks #902 for boys (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 47.0% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Lamari reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #925) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Lamari ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 58.7% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Lamari".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Lamari. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 88.2% confident that Lamari is pronounced as luh-MAH-ree, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is luh-MUH-ree, at 11.8% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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