Tam

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 48% girls / 52% boys

Tam first appears in the U.S. data in 1924 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 48 babies (rank #1,382 that year). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys (rank #12,139). The name has been declining over the last five years.
1,881
Total babies (all years)
56
Years in the data
48
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19245#4,881
19295#4,474
19487#3,292
195610#2,779
195712#2,481
19588#3,245
19606#4,007
19615#4,594
197512#3,216
197620#2,320
19777#5,064
19788#4,518
197919#2,555
198020#2,525
198131#1,858
198248#1,382
198333#1,743
198441#1,528
198535#1,758
198633#1,870
198733#1,934
198826#2,352
198935#2,063
199036#2,081
199129#2,460
199230#2,458
199328#2,634
199420#3,450
199528#2,674
199620#3,537
199712#5,239
199820#3,691
199917#4,316
200016#4,760
200118#4,449
200218#4,473
200314#5,517
200419#4,580
200518#4,798
200614#6,059
200719#4,964
200819#5,041
200914#6,390
20107#10,622
201111#7,446
201211#7,493
20137#10,595
20148#9,521
201510#7,970
201610#8,084
201710#8,071
201812#7,080
20198#9,635
202011#7,436
20215#13,839
20246#12,139