Nam
Nam was the 9446th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1210th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,691 places. More babies were named Nam in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,446 boys, down 3,256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198458 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,404babies recorded
Nam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,446 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,190 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,325 | 23 |
| 2000 | #3,498 | 24 |
| 1990 | #2,068 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,534 | 40 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nam, counting every spelling?
Nam has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nam?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nam (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nam 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nam?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Nam are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 19 and 41. That makes Nam mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nam
How popular is the name Nam?
Nam was the 9446th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1210th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,691 places. More babies were named Nam in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Nam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nam in the US.