Adem
Adem was the 4398th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2392nd; the most babies were born in 2015 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,870 places. More babies were named Adem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,398 boys, down 1,552 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201549 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,229babies recorded
Adem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,398 | 23 |
| 2020 | #2,846 | 42 |
| 2010 | #3,531 | 30 |
| 2000 | #3,540 | 23 |
| 1990 | #3,059 | 20 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adem, counting every spelling?
Adem is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adem | 23 | #4,398 | 187 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adem?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adem?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Adem are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Adem mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adem by state
How common Adem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adem
How popular is the name Adem?
Adem was the 4398th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 2392nd; the most babies were born in 2015 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,870 places. More babies were named Adem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adem in the US.
Where is Adem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adem was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Illinois.