Lamir
Masculine
Lamir belongs to the American family of names built on a La- opening and a -mir ending, and it stands close to Amir, the Arabic word for a commander.
How old is the name Lamir?
Lamir first appears in US birth records in 1990 — 35 years ago. The typical Lamir is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Lamir are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lamir most popular?
Lamir peaked in 2023, reaching #2848 nationally. Today it ranks #3583, 735 places below that high. See the whole 2023 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Lamir
Ours, offered as ours. The La- prefix is one of the quieter pieces of American naming and it does something specific: it adds an unstressed syllable at the front, which pushes the weight onto the second and gives the name a lift that English words rarely have. Lamir, Lamont and Latrell all use it. What sits behind is a -mir ending with two genuinely old neighbors, Arabic and Hebrew, neither of which the record connects to this name.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source language is established. The construction is documented: a La- opening shared with Lamont, Latrell and Lavon in American records, and a -mir ending shared with Amir, Jamir and Zamir. Arabic amir and Hebrew Meir are neighbors rather than confirmed sources.
Pronouncing Lamir
luh-MEER
Two syllables with the stress on the second. Some families say LAY-mir.
Nicknames for Lamir
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1990
- Most boys named
- 202244 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2848reached in 2023
- Change vs 2024
- +3.3%31 in 2025, from 30
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lamir in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Amir in Arabic — related form
- Meir in Hebrew — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Illinois, Michigan, Florida.
Lamirs among us
people named Lamir are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 55,099 born in 2025 was named Lamir
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Reymond test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Lamir's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Reymond climbed just as high around 1962, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Reymond's path sketches the road Lamir is walking now.
Lamir sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Lamir is headed
Lamir should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Lamir beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Lamir in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Read correctly on sight by most English speakers.
- Two genuinely old names stand nearby, which gives it somewhere to point.
- Rare in the records, so it stays distinct on a class list.
- Lamir, Lameir and Lamear are all in use and none is dominant.
- The first vowel is unsettled between luh and LAY.
- There is no documented meaning, only a construction.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lamirs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lamir are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lamir in 2025?
- Lamir ranks #3583 among US boy names in 2025, with 31 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Lamir?
- About 1 in every 55,099 US boys born in 2025 was named Lamir — 31 in all.
- Will my child share the name Lamir with classmates?
- Lamir will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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