Adem
Adem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian.
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Adem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Albanian
The Story of Adem
The earliest SSA record of Adem as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 49 newborns named Adem — #2,527 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Adem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adem ranks #2,946 for baby boys with 42 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Adem
Adem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Adem's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,392. Use the chart and map above to compare Adem's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.