Lamonte
LaMonte, Lamonte or La Monte may refer to the following people:
Meaning & Origin of Lamonte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
LaMonte, Lamonte or La Monte may refer to the following people:
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The Story of Lamonte
Lamonte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 91 Lamontes were born — ranking #856 that year. As of 2026, Lamonte ranks #6,653 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 3K Lamontes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lamonte
Lamonte is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Lamonte's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #842. Use the chart and map above to compare Lamonte'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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