Kam
Kam was the 3477th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2317th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 971 places. More babies were named Kam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,477 boys, down 521 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201657 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,353babies recorded
Kam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,477 | — | 33 |
| 2020 | — | #2,956 | — | 40 |
| 2010 | — | #7,328 | — | 11 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | #6,132 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | #8,548 | #5,228 | 7 | 7 |
| 1970 | #5,211 | #3,402 | 10 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,954 | #4,331 | 8 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kam, counting every spelling?
Kam is a spelling of Cam, a name family that ranked #1,160 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,477 for Kam on its own. Together these spellings went to 164 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam | 131 | #1,395 | 630 |
| Kam | 33 | #3,477 | 221 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kam?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kam (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kam born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kam?
About 900 people born in the US named Kam are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Kam a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kam by state
How common Kam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kam
How popular is the name Kam?
Kam was the 3477th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2317th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 971 places. More babies were named Kam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kam in the US.
Where is Kam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kam was most common in Washington (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Georgia.