How Many People Are Named Nam?
An estimated 1,357 people in the United States have the first name Nam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Nam peaked in popularity in 1984 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nam 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 Nam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,357
About 1 in 252,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1984
58 births
Total Registered
1,396
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nam
Nam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,396 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nam as a male name
Ranked #8,730 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (58 births)
Nam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nam span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 458 babies were registered. Nam has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nam by Decade
How has Nam 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.
Nam by State
Birth registrations for Nam span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. On average, about 88 Nams were registered per state.
Nam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nam
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nam?
We estimate approximately 1,357 people named Nam 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 252,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Nam a common name?
Nam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,396 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nam most popular?
Nam reached peak popularity in 1984, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nam is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nam a male name?
Nam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nam Smith, Nam Johnson, Nam 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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