Agam
A masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "indestructible" or "eternal".
Name Census estimates that about 566 living Americans carry the first name Agam. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 74.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Agam today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Agam births was 2016 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Agam. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Agam with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
566
~ 1 in 605,573 Americans
Peak year
2016
49 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,513
Tracked since 2004
Census
Agam in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 454 people with the first name Agam, which placed it at #22,080 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,080
National first-name rank
People counted
454
454 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
72.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Agam
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Agam is Asian/Pacific Islander at 72.0%. The next largest groups are White (23.1%) and Two or More Races (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Agam described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Agam at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander72.0% · 327
- White23.1% · 105
- Two or more races1.8% · 8
- Black or African American1.3% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Agam
Agam is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 570 total registrations, 422 (74.0%) were male and 148 (26.0%) were female.
Agam as a male name
- Ranked #3,513 in 2024
- 32 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (43 births)
Agam as a female name
- Ranked #8,931 in 2024
- 11 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (13 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Agam on both sides of the split. Of the 447 people counted with this name, 339 were male (75.8%) and 108 were female (24.2%).
Popularity
Agam: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Agam from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 281 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Agam remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Agam by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Agam during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Agams live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New York, Washington recorded the most babies named Agam, while Washington, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 58 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Agam
The name Agam has its roots in ancient Sanskrit, one of the oldest languages in the world. It is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent around the 2nd millennium BCE. Agam is derived from the Sanskrit word "Agaman," which means "coming" or "arrival."
In Hindu mythology, Agam is associated with the concept of divine manifestation or the arrival of a deity on earth. It is often used as a name for children born during auspicious occasions or religious festivals, symbolizing the arrival of a new life into the world.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Agam can be found in the ancient Hindu scripture, the Mahabharata, which dates back to around the 8th century BCE. In this epic, Agam is mentioned as the name of a warrior who fought alongside the Pandavas in the great battle of Kurukshetra.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Agam. One of the earliest was Agam Kusha, a Sanskrit scholar and grammarian who lived in the 7th century CE. He is renowned for his contributions to the study of Sanskrit grammar and literature.
In the 12th century, Agam Bihari Lal was a prominent Hindu philosopher and spiritual leader. He is credited with reviving the Bhakti movement, a devotional tradition that emphasized love and devotion to the divine.
Agam Singh Gilli, born in 1539, was a Sikh warrior and military leader who played a crucial role in the Sikh resistance against the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. He is remembered for his bravery and unwavering commitment to his beliefs.
In more recent times, Agam Darshi, born in 1984, is a Canadian actor and filmmaker of Indian descent. He has starred in several popular television shows and films, including "Quantico" and "Karma."
Agam Prasad, born in 1955, is an Indian mathematician and academician. He has made significant contributions to the fields of functional analysis and operator theory and has received numerous awards and honors for his work.
People
Agam + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Agam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Agam: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Agam?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 566 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Agam going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 605,573 US residents.
Is Agam a common name?
We classify Agam as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 570 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Agam most popular?
The single biggest year for Agam was 2016, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Agam is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Agam in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 454 people with the name Agam, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,080 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Agam in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Agam?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Agam on both sides of the split. Of the 447 people counted with this name, 339 were male (75.8%) and 108 were female (24.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Agam?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Agam is Asian/Pacific Islander at 72.0%. The next largest groups are White (23.1%) and Two or More Races (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Agam most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Agam in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.0% (327 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Agam in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Agam a male name?
Yes, 74.0% of people registered as Agam in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Agam still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Agam in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Agam can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Agam as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.