Boys' name · since 1983
Iam
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 561 babies named Iam, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
561 babies have been named Iam since 1983, making it today's #1683 boys' name.
Iam has 561 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1683 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #7,369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,683 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iam ranks #7,369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,683 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 561 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iam's 561 recorded births place it above 83.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Iam compares
561 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Iam's all-time total is 52% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Iam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iam's full recorded timeline at 2014, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Iam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (363 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Iam's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Iam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
363 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 363 births (65% of all-time use).
How Iam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Iam's total volume
Iam by state
Where Iam concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 35 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 32 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 21 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
65 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Iams (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Iam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Iam 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.