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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Lam

Used in both girl and boy records

Lam appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Lam by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDLam as a girl’s nameUS records 1984–2021
#25225girl rank2013peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDLam as a boy’s nameUS records 1924–2024
#6394boy rank1983peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Lam in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20139 uses#914319841984–201911 listed years
Boy198327 uses#195419831977–201943 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.