Tam
50% girls · 50% boys
About Tam
Popularized in Scotland by Tam O'Shanter, the hero of one of Robert Burns' most famous poems, it's associated in the U.S. with the plaid cap he gave his name to. But this could make a creative honor name or middle name after an ancestral Thomas.
Tam is also given to girls, where it ranks #17015 in the US.
Pronounced TAM.
As of October 2026, Tam ranked #17015 for girls and #13669 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1851 for girls in 1959 and #1382 for boys in 1982.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Tam on lists
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Tam in pop culture
- Tam LinBoy
hero of the old Scottish ballad by the same name
- TamBoy
the son in the musical "Miss Saigon"
- Simon and River TamBoy
characters from the television show Firefly
- Tamlin "Tam" al'ThorBoy
character from the Wheel of Time book series
- Tam SongBoy
character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger