Is Tam a boy or girl name?

Tam is a unisex name. Of the 1,889 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 47.8% were girls and 52.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2004, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Tam

Recorded 1924–2025 · United States

Tam was most popular in 1982, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,768 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,889 people named Tam.

Tam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tam’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tam is a unisex name — 47.8% of the 1,889 Americans given it were girls and 52.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2004 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 48% girls and 52% 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 Tam

Where Tam is most concentrated

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

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