Given name & surname
Lamonte
“a man of the law”
Lamonte is a variant of Lamont. One interpretation is “a man of the law.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lamonte is a variant of Lamont. One interpretation is “a man of the law.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lamonte through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,417
- 3,417 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 91 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,023 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,023 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,144 as a first name in 2020; 1,084 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lamonte’s family of names
Lamonte has a related form in Lamont.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lamonte
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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