Lam
The Story of Lam
As a girl name
Lam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 9 Lams were born — ranking #10,998 that year. As of 2026, Lam ranks #15,244 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 76 Lams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 27 Lams were born — ranking #1,955 that year. As of 2026, Lam ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 549 Lams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lam
Lam is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 549 births in the dataset. Lam's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #1,955. Use the chart and map above to compare Lam'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 .
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