Nam
A boys’ name of Vietnamese origin, meaning south.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Nam by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Nam. In the US, 26 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 58 babies in 1984, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.