Nam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAHM
- Origin
- Vietnamese
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Nam is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “south; man”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Nam mean?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese and Korean, from Chinese characters such as 'south'
“south; man”
The same element appears in the country name Viet Nam.
Is Nam a girl's or a boy's name?
Nam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Nam, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Nam than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Nam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Nam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Nam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Nam, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1984, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Nam in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,044 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,451 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,197 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,222 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,341 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,259 |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,524 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
Names like Nam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Ibrahim Abdullah Hamza Musa Mustafa Zayd Raheem Umar Saif Khalid
Names related to Nam
More Vietnamese names
An Minh Anh Vy Khoi Khang Ngoc Can Nhi Thang Khoa Vinh Phuong Nguyen Liem Duy
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, “Nam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nam, updated 20 October 2026.