All around the world, หนาม (Nam 
, หนาม 
, Thraporn ) is a common dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly forename. The first name หนาม is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Vietnam, where it is quite a common male name, and U.S. Virgin Islands (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Vietnam, India, and the United States. Likewise, หนาม is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Nam | Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, India |
| Thraporn, Thripop, หนาม | Thailand |
Barbens, Bramble, Briar, Briers, Brimble, Sthorn, Swasthorn, Thamneam, Thiamthes, Thimapon, Thimrod, Thinsorn, Thiporn, Thitiorn, Thnisorn, Thomorn, Thonesumrid, Thongorn, Thonsing, Thorburn, Thorn, Thornat, Thorndike, Thorne, Thornerian, Thornes, Thornghor, Thorngrum, Thornis, Thornking, Thornnon, Thornormant, Thornsamor, Thotsporn, Thrabarn, Thrantip, Thrawut, Thredremum, Thrit, Throsri, Thudsorn, Thumporn, Thundorn, Thunkorn, Thusporn, Tumnee, and Tumphet