Lam is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1984 and has since faded.
Lam is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,120 for boy births in the United States (and #26,945 across all names), given to 5 babies. Lam was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 1983 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,120 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,503 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,701 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #16,619 | #10,346 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #16,926 | #8,596 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,554 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #13,489 | #10,328 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #15,398 | #5,447 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,223 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #12,571 | #13,227 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #11,530 | #7,345 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #14,336 | #7,894 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #18,336 | #7,299 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,919 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,066 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #19,205 | #7,503 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #19,218 | #7,936 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,196 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,044 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,786 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #11,920 | #7,598 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,129 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,250 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,155 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,207 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,114 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,909 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | — | #5,389 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,683 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | — | #4,432 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,146 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,239 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | — | #3,065 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,628 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | — | #5,026 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | — | #3,624 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,645 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | — | #2,743 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | — | #2,652 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #9,773 | #2,336 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | — | #1,988 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | — | #2,478 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,633 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | — | #3,528 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,466 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,734 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | — | #4,415 |