The baby name Gam is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡæm/ (common English pronunciation),Korean: [kam],Arabic short form (from Gamal): /ɡɑːmal/ → shortened /ɡɑːm/ or /ɡæm/.
The baby name Gam is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡæm/ (common English pronunciation),Korean: [kam],Arabic short form (from Gamal): /ɡɑːmal/ → shortened /ɡɑːm/ or /ɡæm/.
Gam is Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean in Origin.
Gam has several roots. In Cantonese, Gam represents the characters 金 “gold” and 甘 “sweet,” long-standing surnames and given‑name elements; it is often romanized as Gam, Kam, or sometimes Gum, corresponding to Mandarin Jin and Gan. In Korean, Gam (감) is a rare surname written 甘 “sweet” or 監 “oversee,” and it also matches the native Korean word for “persimmon,” a symbol of sweetness and autumn abundance. In Welsh onomastics, Gam originated as a descriptive byname meaning “bent/stooping,” via mutation of cam.
As a given name, Gam is uncommon yet cross‑cultural and unisex, favored for its brisk sound and positive Chinese/Korean associations. Historical bearers include the Welsh nobleman Dafydd Gam (d. 1415), though there it functioned as an epithet. Variants and cognates: Gam/Kam/Gum; related forms include Mandarin Jin (金) and Gan (甘).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #214 | 10 | 5,842 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #236 | 16 | 7,056 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #371 | 11 | 8,639 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #431 | 15 | 10,523 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| LY | 0 | #505 | 31 | 12,703 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #530 | 11 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #536 | 15 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #583 | 10 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #680 | 28 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #688 | 10 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #744 | 26 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #763 | 124 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #774 | 56 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #910 | 26 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #923 | 37 | 14,742 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #976 | 19 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,060 | 69 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,064 | 113 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,065 | 28 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 43 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,142 | 70 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,453 | 19 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,470 | 145 | 28,008 |
Gam is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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