Given name & surname
Lamara
“a girl from the mountains”
Lamara is a variant of Lamaara. One Slavic interpretation is “a girl from the mountains.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lamara is a variant of Lamaara. One Slavic interpretation is “a girl from the mountains.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lamara is a variant of Lamaara. An origin associated with Lamaara is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lamara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 374
- 0 boys · 374 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 393 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lamara
- Lamara ChkoniaSoviet and Georgian opera singer, music teacher (1930—2024)
- Lamara DistinJamaican high jumperborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.