Lama comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teacher..
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How popular is Lama?
2019peak year
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.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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