US rank #1767 Boys' name Peak 2024 461 births

Iam — #1767 US boys' name

461 babies named Iam in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s62000s312010s1482020s264
#1767
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Iam was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

93 babies were named Iam in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iam

The Social Security Administration has registered 461 babies named Iam between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iam currently holds the #1767 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iam performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Iam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Iam in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 461 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Iam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

461

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2024

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,767

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
93
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 20242021201820152012200920021983 7

Iam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
264 births that decade — 57% of Iam's all-time total
1980s121990s62000s312010s1482020s264

Iam by state

Where Iam concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Iam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
50 10.8%
#2 California
25 5.4%
#3 Florida
17 3.7%
#4 New York
16 3.5%
#5 North Carolina
11 2.4%
#6 New Jersey
6 1.3%
#7 Georgia
5 1.1%
Texas share of Iam's total US births 10.8%
Even split

50 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iam?
461 babies have been named Iam since 1983. It currently ranks #1767 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 93 births.
When was Iam most popular?
Iam was most popular in the 2020s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Iam most popular?
The top states for the name Iam are Texas (50 births), California (25 births), Florida (17 births).
How long has the name Iam been used?
Iam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.