Ekam
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AY-kam
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,102 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Unisex
Ekam is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “oneness”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Ekam mean?
Punjabi: Punjabi name, from Sanskrit eka, one
“oneness”
Echoes Ik Onkar, There is One God, the opening words of the Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib.
Is Ekam a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ekam has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 29 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US.
How popular is Ekam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Ekam, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 770th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 46 boys. 15 girls were also named Ekam in 2025 (1,961st for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Ekam than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Ekam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2009, 77% of the babies named Ekam in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 34%, with more boys than girls since 2010.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Ekam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 37 | #923 |
| 2023 | 35 | #969 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 37 | #909 |
| 2020 | 46 | #770 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,017 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,010 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Ekam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Ekam, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Ekam in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2010, 56% of the babies named Ekam in the US were girls. By 2021 it was 19%, with more boys than girls since 2011.
Ekam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Ekam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arham Bodhi Ayaan Eesa Yahya Aarav Gurbaaz Musa Nirvair Zayan Shivansh Vihaan
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen Anhad Harleen Gurbani
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, “Ekam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ekam, updated 20 October 2026.