Lamar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name transferred from the surname. From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Lamar (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Lamar has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | – |
| 2005 | – | – |
| 2006 | 2 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 |
| 2011 | 10 | – |
| 2012 | 16 | – |
| 2013 | 25 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | – |
| 2015 | 27 | – |
| 2016 | 32 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | – |
| 2018 | 24 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | – |
| 2005 | – | – |
| 2006 | – | – |
| 2007 | – | – |
| 2008 | – | – |
| 2009 | 14 | – |
| 2010 | 21 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | – |
| 2012 | 50 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | – |
| 2014 | 121 | 10 |
| 2015 | 191 | 11 |
| 2016 | 288 | 12 |
| 2017 | 351 | 11 |
| 2018 | 396 | 13 |
| 2019 | 419 | 13 |
| 2020 | 444 | 12 |
Lamar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lamar.Hi! My name is Lamar.
- Har du träffat Lamar? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Lamar? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Lamar i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Lamar this afternoon.
- Lamars mamma är lärare.Lamar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lamars mamma is Lamar's mum.
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Questions about Lamar
How do you pronounce Lamar in Swedish?
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What does the name Lamar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name transferred from the surname. From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).
How popular is Lamar in Sweden?
8 babies were named Lamar in 2022. In 2020, 456 people in Sweden had Lamar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.