Masculine dossier · first seen 1975
Nam
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1984
Peak era
1984
Peak births
58
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Nam
How many people are named Nam?
An estimated 1,362 living Americans are named Nam.
How rare is Nam?
Nam is very rare among babies today, with 8 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 86.2% from its 1984 peak.
How old is the typical Nam?
The median age of a living American named Nam is approximately 32 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 41 years old.
Is Nam still popular?
Not especially. Nam has been declining since its 1984 peak and registered 8 births in 2025.
Where is Nam most common?
Nam has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.0× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 19842025
Peak year
1984
Decline from peak
86.2%
2025
8
All-time
1,404
Where it lives now
Nam is most concentrated in California — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Nam is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.