Around the globe, Clam (Clam 
, หอยมุข 
, แย้มกล่ำ) is a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Clam is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Iraq, where it is a rare female name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female name. More frequently, Clam is the last name as well as the forename.