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Ham
OriginHebrew
Meaning"hot, warm"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Ham
Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.
Pronounced HAM.
As of October 2026, Ham ranked #4223 in US births in 1929 SSA, peaked at #895 in 1886.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- Ham
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Ham in pop culture
- Tabernacles of Ham
see Psalm 78:51
- Ham Peggotty
character in David Copperfield
- Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks
character in the Doc Savage series
- Henry "Ham" Mack
character on TV's "Andi Mack"
- Ham the Weather Wizard
character in The Badger comics
- Ham
minor character on TV's "The Simpsons," nicknamed for his love of ham radio
- Ham the Chimp
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- HAM
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- Ham
cut of pork
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