Baby name

Nam

Boy

Short-lived name

In 1984, Nam reached its peak: 58 boys, 1 baby in 60,145. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 86% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 8906. 33% of all babies named Nam since 1880 were born in the 1980s.

1,404births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 1197rank at its peak, in 1984

Where babies named Nam are born

1984

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The darker the blue, the more common Nam is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nam is most common in California (5.1 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Sam 127,234
Noam 2,902
Cam 2,794
Naim 2,697
Nat 2,162
Niam 1,798

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