Tam Boy & girl
How popular is Tam?
#12,004 boy name in 2025
5 baby boys were named Tam in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
1,773living people named Tam (est.)
37median age of people named Tam
1,889babies named Tam since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Tam popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #12,004 for boys (▼ 1071 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,486 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1982 (46 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,394 in 1982 |
| First recorded | 1924 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 52% boys, 48% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tam counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Taim family of names ranked #1,550 for boys in 2025 (#1,683 the year before), with 89 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Taim | 62 | 70% |
| Taym | 22 | 25% |
| Tam | 5 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Tam by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | #3,957 |
| 1940s | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1950s | 30 | #2,374 |
| 1960s | 11 | #3,664 |
| 1970s | 66 | #2,244 |
| 1980s | 333 | #1,394 |
| 1990s | 240 | #2,044 |
| 2000s | 169 | #4,296 |
| 2010s | 94 | #6,699 |
| 2020s | 27 | #7,029 |
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Questions
- Is Tam a boy or girl name?
- Tam is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 52% of babies named Tam were boys and 48% were girls.
- How popular is the name Tam?
- 5 baby boys were named Tam in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Tam most popular?
- Tam peaked in 1982, when 46 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,394 in 1982.
- How many people are named Tam?
- 1,889 babies have been named Tam in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,773 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.