Rising since 2005, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Lamere since 1998
Babies named Lamere per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s | 50 |
Meaning & origin
Lamere is a modern and rare given name, first recorded in 1998 in the United States. Its origin is uncertain, likely an invented name or a creative respelling of the French-derived surname Lamarr (La Mer, 'the sea'). The name has seen a gradual rise in usage since 2005, reaching its peak popularity in 2018. In 2025, it ranked 9,714th nationally, with a frequency of about 1 in every 244,011 male births. Despite its obscurity, Lamere has been used steadily enough to appear in Social Security Administration data, primarily in the 2010s. No top states are associated with the name, suggesting it remains widely scattered rather than regionally concentrated.
Lamere appears to be a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1998. It may be a respelling of the surname Lamarr (itself a variant of La Mer, French for 'the sea') or a purely phonetic invention blending the fashionable prefix 'La-' with 'mere' (French for 'mother'). Because the name has no established historical or linguistic roots, its exact derivation remains uncertain.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lam, Mere
Sibling names for Lamere
Names that share Lamere's style, for a brother or sister.
