Boys' name · since 1886
Ham
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Ham, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,072 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Ham since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ham recorded 29 times among boys since 1886, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1929.
- #26,072 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ham ranks #26,072 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,072 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ham's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ham's full recorded timeline at 1921, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1929
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ham by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Ham's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1886–1929 (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 Ham 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.