boy's name

Lomax

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 139

Lomax is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1957 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1936, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lomax over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1957, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lomax by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 20
1920s 23
1930s 62
1940s 23
1950s (to 1957) 5

How popular is Lomax?

In 1957, Lomax was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lomax is used

United States #4,046 5 in 1957
England & Wales #5,293 3 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lomax

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lomax over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lomax

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lomax — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lomax

How popular is the name Lomax?

In 1957, Lomax was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lomax a girl's or a boy's name?

Lomax is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lomax?

Lomax has 2 syllables.

When was Lomax most popular?

Lomax peaked in 1936, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.