Lambert vs Lamonte
American parents have registered 3,515 Lamberts since 1880, against 3,417 Lamontes. But in 2025 it was Lamonte that was commoner, 15 babies to 12.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Lambert Lamonte
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 144 years in which either name was published, Lambert for 80 years and Lamonte for 64 years. The lead changed hands 5 times.
Side by side
| Lambert | Lamonte | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 3,515 | 3,417 |
| Most in one year | 98 | 91 |
| Babies in 2025 | 12 | 15 |
| Estimated living today | 1,300 | 2,900 |
| Median age today | 57 | 37 |
| Peak year | 1918 | 1971 |
| Best rank | 620th boys | 857th boys |
| Rank in 2025 | 6,803rd | 5,861st |
| First recorded | 1881 | 1915 |
| Girls / boys | 0 / 3,515 | 0 / 3,417 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Lamberts alive today are over 57; half the Lamontes are over 37. That is 20 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Lambert Hawaii (22.0×), Nebraska (7.3×), Minnesota (7.0×)
- Lamonte Illinois (3.3×), Virginia (2.7×), California (2.5×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Lambert and Lamonte.