How Many People Are Named Tam?
people named Tam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 193,975 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,889 babies named Tam in Social Security records from 1924 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
64 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tam, 47.4% were girls and 52.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Tam fell from 83.1% in the 1950s to 49.7% in the 2010s. It was lowest in the 1990s, at 31.4%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tam alive today is about 36 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tam first appears in the records in 1924 and was given most often in 1982, to 64 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1924 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tam has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,407, in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #13,664. Among girls, its best rank was #1,850, in 1959.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,664 | #17,010 |
| Best rank | #1,407 (1982) | #1,850 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,823 in the 1980s | #4,619 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tam were born in California than in any other state: about 316 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tam was given 5.8 times as often in California and 2.1 times in Texas.
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