Agam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AG-am
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Agam is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “unfathomable, beyond reach”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Agam mean?
Sanskrit: used by Sikh families; also a Hebrew word for lake
“unfathomable, beyond reach”
In the Sikh scriptures agam describes God as beyond human reach or understanding.
Is Agam a girl's or a boy's name?
Agam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 12 girls and 35 boys in the US.
How popular is Agam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Agam, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Agam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Agam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 34 | #984 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Agam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Agam, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004. 12 girls were also named Agam in 2025 (8,360th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Agam than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Agam in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26% of the babies named Agam in the US were girls.
Agam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
Names like Agam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Avyaan Shivansh Aviraj Vihaan Atharv Yuvraj Arjan Advik Krishiv Ayansh Veer
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Agam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/agam, updated 20 October 2026.