Boys' name · since 1991
Alam
370 babies named Alam in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,605 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 370
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alam is the #4605 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 370 recorded since 1991.
Alam has 370 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4605 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #9,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,605 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 370 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alam ranks #9,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,605 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 370 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,605 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 370
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alam's 370 recorded births place it above 79.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alam compares
370 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Alam's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 370 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alam splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Alam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Alam's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Alam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (34% of all-time use).
Alam by state
Where Alam concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 2.2% |
15 of 370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alam's data
- Alam's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alams (15 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1991–2025 (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 Alam 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.