Unisex name · since 2004

Agam

458 babies named Agam in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,304 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,367 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
458
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Agam currently ranks #3367 among unisex names in America, with 458 babies recorded since 2004.

Agam has 458 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3367 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #8,304 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,367 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 458 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agam ranks #8,304 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,367 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 458 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,304 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,367 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
458
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.8%
Agam vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Agam's 458 recorded births place it above 81.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Agam compares

458 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Agam's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Agam Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 458 369 358,536
Peak-year births 43 34 22,252

Agam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Agam's full recorded timeline at 2015, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Agam popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
43
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
01020304050 20042007201020132016201920222025 35

Agam popularity over time - girls

160 total births recorded since 2005 (Agam as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 160 births
468101214 20052008201120152018202120242025 12

Agam by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (212 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Agam's strongest decade.

212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Agam births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 212 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Agam by state

Where Agam concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Agam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
165 36.0%
#2 New York
5 1.1%
#3 Washington
5 1.1%
California share of Agam's total US births 36.0%
Even split

165 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Agam?
Agam has been given to 458 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,304 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,367 of 13,930. 43 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Agam sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agam ranks #8,304 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,367 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Agam most popular?
Agam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Agam most popular?
The top states for the name Agam are California (165 births), New York (5 births), Washington (5 births).
Is Agam a unisex name?
Yes, Agam is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 458 births, and as a girl's name it has 160 births.
How long has the name Agam been used?
The SSA has tracked Agam since 2004 -- 22 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Agam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Agastya, Agapito, Agasthya, Agamjot, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Agam's data

  • Agam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (212 total births) through the 2020s (194) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Agams (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Agam

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Agam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Agam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.