NameTides

Ekam

Ekam was the #3,757 boys' name in the US in 2025 (29 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales and #555 in Canada.

Ekam as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ekam as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ekam as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,757 (29)#1,035 (29)—#555 (52)
2024#3,394 (34)#857 (37)—#537 (52)
2023#4,002 (27)#890 (35)—#710 (36)
2022#3,151 (38)#993 (30)—#604 (44)
2021#2,732 (46)#854 (36)—#574 (49)
2020#3,344 (33)#745 (43)#711 (3)#527 (50)
2019#2,736 (46)#1,001 (28)—#594 (45)
2018#3,446 (32)#985 (29)—#885 (26)
2017#4,105 (25)#996 (30)#733 (3)#741 (33)
2016#3,059 (38)#1,319 (20)—#1,026 (21)
2015#3,231 (35)#1,024 (28)—#847 (27)
2014#3,617 (29)#1,061 (26)—#784 (30)
2013#3,753 (27)#1,147 (22)—#977 (22)
2012#4,686 (20)#1,152 (23)—#1,033 (20)
2011#3,885 (26)#1,209 (21)—#1,076 (19)

Ekam as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ekam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanada
Ekam as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025—#1,892 (15)#2,730 (7)
2024—#3,319 (7)#2,975 (6)
2023—#2,504 (10)#2,366 (8)
2022—#1,948 (14)#3,228 (5)
2021#8,978 (11)#1,962 (14)#2,616 (7)
2020—#2,300 (11)#1,758 (12)
2019#9,736 (10)#2,458 (10)#1,683 (13)
2018#12,464 (7)#1,977 (14)#2,344 (8)
2017#10,689 (9)#2,341 (11)#2,041 (10)
2016#7,602 (15)#4,096 (5)#1,690 (13)
2015#9,481 (11)#2,945 (8)#1,874 (11)
2014#8,053 (14)#1,702 (17)#1,108 (23)
2013#7,748 (15)#2,062 (13)#2,595 (7)
2012#7,456 (16)#2,521 (10)#2,338 (8)
2011#7,118 (17)#1,903 (14)#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #2,736.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2006.
  • In 2021, 19% of US babies named Ekam were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ekam is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 67,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 89,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ekam by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ekam (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#52123

Ekam (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EkamCanadaGirls#2,7307
EkamCanadaBoys#55552
EkamEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
EkamEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
EkamNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EkamScotlandBoys—too few
EkamUSGirls—too few
EkamUSBoys#3,75729