Is Lam a boy or girl name?

Lam is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 630 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.1% were girls and 87.9% were boys.

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Lam

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Lam was most popular in 1984, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,807 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 630 people named Lam.

Lam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lam’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lam is mostly a boy’s name — 12.1% of the 630 Americans given it were girls and 87.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 25% girls and 75% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lam

Where Lam is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.2×

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