Lamae
Lamae is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.
Meaning & Origin of Lamae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lamae is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.
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Origin & history
The Story of Lamae
Lamae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 11 Lamaes were born — ranking #2,973 that year. As of 2026, Lamae ranks #4,181 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 82 Lamaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lamae
Lamae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 82 births in the dataset. Lamae's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,973. Use the chart and map above to compare Lamae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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