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The baby name Kam is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced kam (IPA: /kæm/) — rhymes with 'Sam' (Cantonese variants may be pronounced closer to /kɐm/ or /kam/)..

Kam is Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese, English, Punjabi, Scottish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese, English, Punjabi, Scottish
Pronunciation: kam (IPA: /kæm/) — rhymes with 'Sam' (Cantonese variants may be pronounced closer to /kɐm/ or /kam/).

What is the meaning of the name Kam ?

The baby name Kam is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced kam (IPA: /kæm/) — rhymes with 'Sam' (Cantonese variants may be pronounced closer to /kɐm/ or /kam/)..

Kam is Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese, English, Punjabi, Scottish in Origin.

Kam is a compact, multicultural given name and nickname with several roots. In Cantonese, Kam is a common romanization of the surname/character 金, meaning “gold,” and it occasionally appears as a given name in diaspora communities. In English use, Kam often shortens names like Cameron/Kameron (Scottish Gaelic “crooked nose”), Camden/Kamden (Old English “winding valley”), Kamryn, and the feminine Kami/Kammy. It also serves as a clipped form of Arabic/Slavic Kamil/Kamila (“perfect, complete”), Persian Kamran (“fortunate, successful”), and South Asian Kamal (Sanskrit/Arabic “lotus; perfection”).

As an independent given name, Kam has seen broader visibility in the late 20th and early 21st centuries alongside the trend for brisk, one-syllable names and creative respellings. Variants and related forms include Cam, Kami, Kammy, Kameron, Kamryn, Kamden, Kamil, Kamila, Kamal, and Kamran. Depending on origin, meanings span “gold,” “perfection,” “success,” and nature-linked imagery like the lotus.

Kam has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Kam

Kam Heskin Actor · Born 1973 · United States Kam Heskin is best known for playing Caitlin Deschanel on the NBC soap Sunset Beach. She is an American former actress who also appeared in Planet of the Apes and Catch Me If You Can.

Kam – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
MO 0 #38 15 2,706
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
MO Boys 0 #91 157 5,842
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
BN Girls 0 #97 10 5,459
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
BN Boys 0 #123 11 6,332
HK Boys 0 #124 1,219 12,905
AZ Boys 0 #128 4 1,400
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
MU 0 #133 5 3,613
BW Boys 0 #148 7 4,685
BW Girls 0 #149 3 4,216
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
HK Girls 0 #161 956 16,104
MO Girls 0 #163 91 7,056
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
CZ 0 #183 4 3,154
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
PL 0 #203 10 2,600
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
HK 0 #221 137 8,483
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
TW Boys 0 #231 11 7,111
BD 0 #235 7 5,992
SG 0 #243 27 11,010
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JM Girls 0 #250 10 7,507
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MY 0 #265 66 12,352
PL Boys 0 #266 70 6,459
AF Boys 0 #269 6 3,535
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #299 7 6,530
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
CN Boys 0 #301 19 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #302 19 5,862
SA 0 #305 8 10,560
PL Girls 0 #313 42 5,096
Canada Boys 2020 #317 6 2,548
MU Boys 0 #319 39 8,477
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
MU Girls 0 #337 15 8,539
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
YE 0 #370 12 8,639
JO Boys 0 #384 6 7,057
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #417 8 15,987
SD Boys 0 #420 26 10,523
PH Girls 0 #422 8 13,098
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
DZ 0 #447 1,171 20,130
IR Boys 0 #464 89 10,162
RU Girls 0 #472 27 11,913
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
RU Boys 0 #475 31 12,621
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
IQ Girls 0 #485 20 11,303
PA Boys 0 #500 6 9,305
SG Girls 0 #502 85 18,916
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
KW Girls 0 #506 10 19,177
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
LY 0 #512 24 12,703
MY Boys 0 #514 740 25,439
IR Girls 0 #515 16 8,334
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
CM Boys 0 #527 24 12,054
CM Girls 0 #530 11 11,671
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
AE Girls 0 #542 12 20,968
BD Boys 0 #545 32 10,045
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
MY Girls 0 #559 485 24,821
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
SG Boys 0 #572 126 17,960
BH 0 #579 9 17,937
IQ Boys 0 #594 74 13,071
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
LB 0 #642 17 13,263
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
TN 0 #649 185 13,765
QA Boys 0 #677 31 18,093
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
CL Boys 0 #693 8 13,390
SY 0 #719 10 11,684
EG Boys 0 #732 155 15,035
KW Boys 0 #742 28 18,755
MA 0 #780 361 20,986
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
NG Girls 0 #819 8 15,093
CL Girls 0 #835 17 14,098
OM Boys 0 #835 47 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #852 41 7,044
PE Boys 0 #868 11 14,506
SA Girls 0 #902 34 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #910 21 5,610
CO Boys 0 #911 10 15,656
NL Boys 0 #926 26 5,873
NG Boys 0 #933 19 16,906
EG Girls 0 #935 25 14,742
Germany Boys 0 #938 15 5,697
IN Boys 0 #966 36 16,750
MX Boys 0 #973 10 16,355
PE Girls 0 #1,003 8 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,027 66 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,065 14 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,122 20 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,150 29 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,160 24 17,781
TR 0 #1,189 23 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,428 44 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,432 15 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,450 165 28,008

Kam is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
AE
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People also ask about Kam

Kam is predominantly a boy's name.
Kam is a one syllable name, pronounced kam (IPA: /kæm/) — rhymes with 'Sam' (Cantonese variants may be pronounced closer to /kɐm/ or /kam/)..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Cam, Kamm, Kham, Kammy, Kamal and Kamil.
Across languages, Kam has these equivalents: Cam (short for Cameron), Gan (Chinese surname often romanized as Kam).
Yes — Kam ranked #317 in Canada in 2020, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Kam ranks highest in Canada (#317 in 2020).
Kam's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #852 in 2014 to #852 in 2024 in United States.
Yes — 1 notable people named Kam are in our database, including Kam Heskin (Actor).