Kerem
Kerem was the 3708th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 3037th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 66 places. More babies were named Kerem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,708 boys, up 640 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201639 babies
- Total since 1880
- 665babies recorded
Kerem popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,708 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,348 | 23 |
| 2010 | #4,309 | 23 |
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How popular is Kerem, counting every spelling?
Kerem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kerem?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kerem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kerem 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kerem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kerem?
About 700 people born in the US named Kerem are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Kerem a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kerem by state
How common Kerem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×). 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 Kerem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kerem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kerem
How popular is the name Kerem?
Kerem was the 3708th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 3037th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 66 places. More babies were named Kerem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kerem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kerem in the US.
Where is Kerem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kerem was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Florida.