Lamont

A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning man of the law or lawman.

Babies a year
109
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lamont by the numbers

Lamont was given to 109 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 1,039 babies in 1972, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lamont. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lamonteof the mountain; a form of Lamont20 in the US (2017)
  • Lamondfrom the law man; one from lamond11 in the US (2017)
  • Lamon10 in the US (2017)
  • Lemont5 in the US (2017)
  • Lamineradiant or shining; a form of Lamees11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Laminshining, glowing, or radiant7 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Lamont

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