Is Lama a boy or girl name?

Lama is a girl’s name. Of the 522 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lama

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Lama was most popular in 2019, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,598 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 522 people named Lama.

Lama over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lama’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lama is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 522 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org