Is Kam a boy or girl name?

Kam is a unisex name. Of the 1,353 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.5% were girls and 71.5% were boys. It changed hands in 1978, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kam

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Kam was most popular in 1974, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,227 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,353 people named Kam.

Kam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kam’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kam is a unisex name — 28.5% of the 1,353 Americans given it were girls and 71.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 1978 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org