Iam
Boy · EYE-am · Modern
Iam is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,677th for boys in the US (98 babies).
Where does Iam come from?
Modern: perhaps from 'I am', God's name in Exodus, or a variant of Ian
- Say it
- EYE-am
Is Iam a girl's or a boy's name?
Iam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 98 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,677among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 98about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 309% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 98 boys in the US were named Iam, making it the 1,677th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Iam of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Iam in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1,677 |
| 2024 | 93 | #1,767 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1,953 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
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