Kam
Kam is a given name, nickname or surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kam is a given name, nickname or surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kam
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kam as a girl name dates back to 1923, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 62 newborns named Kam — #1,553 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Kam on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Kam last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 385 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kam on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 57 Kams were born — ranking #2,305 that year. About 38% of every Kam on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kam ranks #2,873 for boys with 44 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kam
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kam. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kam
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About the name Kam
Kam is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kam's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Kam's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.