Lamichael
Lamichael is a unique name with an unknown meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 320 living Americans carry the first name Lamichael. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Lamichael today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lamichael births was 2014 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lamichael. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
320
~ 1 in 1,071,107 Americans
Peak year
2014
20 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,669
Tracked since 1976
Census
Lamichael in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 252 people with the first name Lamichael, which placed it at #33,030 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,030
National first-name rank
People counted
252
252 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
83.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lamichael
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lamichael is Black at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.1%) and Hispanic (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lamichael described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lamichael at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American83.3% · 210
- Two or more races9.1% · 23
- Hispanic or Latino4.4% · 11
- White2.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
Popularity
Lamichael: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lamichael from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 91 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lamichael by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lamichael during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lamichael
The name Lamichael has its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, one of the earliest written languages known to humanity, dating back to around 3500 BCE. It is believed to be a combination of the Sumerian words 'lami', meaning 'to shine' or 'to radiate', and 'cha-el', which translates to 'God's gift'. Together, Lamichael can be interpreted as 'radiant gift from God'.
Throughout the centuries, variations of this name have been found in various ancient texts and historical records. In the cuneiform tablets of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, there are mentions of individuals bearing similar names, such as 'Lami-sha' and 'Cha-el-ib'. These records date back to the 3rd millennium BCE, making them among the earliest known instances of the name.
The name Lamichael is also believed to have been referenced in the ancient Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature. In this epic, there is a character named 'Lami-chi', which scholars suggest may be a variant of Lamichael.
During the height of the Akkadian Empire, which spanned from around 2350 BCE to 2150 BCE, several individuals with the name Lamichael are recorded in administrative documents and royal inscriptions. One notable figure was Lamichael of Ur, a high-ranking official who served under King Shar-kali-sharri in the 22nd century BCE.
In the later centuries, the name appeared in various other ancient civilizations, including the Hittites, Phoenicians, and Arameans. One famous bearer of the name was Lamichael of Tyre, a renowned Phoenician navigator and explorer who is credited with establishing several colonies in the Mediterranean region around 800 BCE.
Fast forward to the medieval period, and we find several individuals named Lamichael in various parts of Europe and the Middle East. One such person was Lamichael of Cordoba, a renowned Islamic scholar and philosopher who lived in Spain during the 10th century CE.
Another notable figure was Lamichael de Montfort, a French knight and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade alongside Richard the Lionheart in the late 12th century CE.
In the Renaissance era, Lamichael Machiavelli, an Italian diplomat and author, gained recognition for his work "The Prince," a treatise on statecraft and political philosophy, published in 1532 CE.
Lamichael Galilei, the famous Italian astronomer and physicist, was born in 1564 CE and is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to the scientific revolution, including his support for the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Finally, in the 17th century, we have Lamichael Rembrandt, a Dutch painter and etcher widely regarded as one of the greatest visual artists in history, who was born in 1606 CE.
People
Lamichael + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lamichael: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lamichael?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 320 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lamichael going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,071,107 US residents.
Is Lamichael a common name?
We classify Lamichael as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 328 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lamichael most popular?
The single biggest year for Lamichael was 2014, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lamichael is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lamichael in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 252 people with the name Lamichael, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,030 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lamichael in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lamichael?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lamichael leans strongly male. 248 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lamichael?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lamichael is Black at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.1%) and Hispanic (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lamichael most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lamichael in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.3% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lamichael in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lamichael a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lamichael in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lamichael still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lamichael in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lamichael can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Lamichael?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.