Lamine
Lamine is a name with multiple cultural origins: Western African, Arabic.
- Western African
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Lamine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lamine is a name with multiple cultural origins: Western African, Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Western African
- Arabic
The Story of Lamine
Lamine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 19 births, good for #5,116 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Lamines. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,116 among baby boy names with 19 births, rising sharply (+100% over the past five years). In total, more than 330 Lamines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lamine
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lamine. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lamine
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About the name Lamine
Lamine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 330 births in the dataset. Lamine's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Lamine'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.