How Many People Are Named Lam?
people named Lam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 560,303 people in the US has this name
Based on 630 babies named Lam in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lam, 12.3% were girls and 87.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lam rose from 3.3% in the 1980s to 31.5% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lam alive today is about 26 years old, and 54% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lam first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 1984, to 28 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lam has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,987, in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #13,115. Among girls, its best rank was #9,768, in 1984.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,115 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,987 (1983) | #9,768 (1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,834 in the 1980s | #15,439 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lam were born in California than in any other state: about 67 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lam was given about 7 times as often in California.
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