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Dam
How to Pronounce Dam
Pronounced DAHM /ΛdΙm/Low
Meaning: Dam is most plausibly the Vietnamese family name Dam (written with diacritics in Vietnamese) recorded without its marks, appearing here as a given name; it may also be a short form or a record fragment. Its origin in any single case is uncertain, so we do not assign a firm meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Dam is a short, single-syllable entry whose most likely source is the Vietnamese family name Dam, recorded without the diacritics it carries in Vietnamese, used as a given name. It could also be a clipped form or a record fragment. Because the route is unclear, we avoid inventing a meaning.
Dam appears only faintly in United States records, given to only about twenty boys a year at its slight peak around 1984 before fading within a few years. Its rarity and brevity are consistent with a surname or fragment rather than a widely bestowed given name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Dam mean?
Its origin is uncertain; it is most likely the Vietnamese surname Dam used as a given name, or a short fragment, so we do not assign a firm meaning.
How do you pronounce Dam?
It is said DAHM /dΙm/, one syllable.
Is Dam a boy or girl name?
Dam is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Dam?
It has always been very rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its faint peak in the mid nineteen-eighties.