Is Lemar a boy or girl name?

Lemar is a boy’s name. Of the 1,895 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lemar

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Lemar was most popular in 1979, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,007 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,895 people named Lemar.

Lemar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lemar’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lemar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lemar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,895 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lemar

Where Lemar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.3×

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