Lama first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1978. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 19 babies received the name (ranked #6305). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8722), with roughly 13 babies named Lama each year. Lama's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 507 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.