How Many People Are Named Kam?
An estimated 1,224 people in the United States have the first name Kam. It is used for both genders, with 70.8% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Kam peaked in popularity in 1974 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,224
About 1 in 280,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
70.8% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1974
75 births
Total Registered
1,320
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kam
Kam is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (70.8%) and females (29.2%). Out of 1,320 total births registered, 935 were male and 385 were female.
Kam as a male name
Ranked #3,011 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (57 births)
Kam as a female name
Ranked #11,244 in 1982
5 female births in 1982
Peak: 1974 (62 births)
Kam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kam span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 393 babies were registered. While Kam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kam by Decade
How has Kam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kam by State
Birth registrations for Kam span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Kentucky, Georgia, New York. On average, about 14 Kams were registered per state.
Kam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kam
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kam?
We estimate approximately 1,224 people named Kam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 280,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Kam a common name?
Kam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,320 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kam most popular?
Kam reached peak popularity in 1974, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kam is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kam a male name?
Kam is predominantly male. 70.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kam Smith, Kam Johnson, Kam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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