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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kem

Kem was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 930th with 65 babies. More babies were named Kem in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195665 babies
Total since 1880
1,033babies recorded

Kem popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
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1980—#6,782—5
1970#4,900#3,1751110
1960#2,685#1,6062126
1950—#2,675—9
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How popular is Kem, counting every spelling?

Kem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kem?

About 500 people born in the US named Kem are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 59 and 70. That makes Kem a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Kem by state

How common Kem was among boys born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kem, boys, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kem, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kem

How popular is the name Kem?

Kem was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 930th with 65 babies. More babies were named Kem in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kem a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 353 girls and 680 boys.

Where was Kem most popular?

In 1954–1958, Kem was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Missouri.