Given name & surname
Lemarr
“from the renowned land”·“of the sea”
Lemarr is a variant of Lamar. Interpretations include “from the renowned land” and “of the sea”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lemarr is a variant of Lamar. Interpretations include “from the renowned land” and “of the sea”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lemarr is a variant of Lamar. Lamar has been associated with German and French naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lemarr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 26 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 8 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 boys is 7 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 631 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.
Lemarr’s family of names
Lemarr has a related form in Lamar. In English usage, Lemarr as a surname has a related form in Lemar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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