40%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Semitic Mythology Meaning & History Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El. Related Names User SubmissionYam People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal strong strange simple comedic Categories food, gods, ocean, ocean deities, plants, sea, storm deities, water, weather, word names