Erdem
Erdem is a Turkish and Mongolian masculine name that means "virtue, merit, kind, knowledge".
- Turkish
- Mongolian
Meaning & Origin of Erdem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erdem is a Turkish and Mongolian masculine name that means "virtue, merit, kind, knowledge".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Mongolian
The Story of Erdem
American parents first put Erdem on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 15 Erdems were born — ranking #5,770 that year. About 48% of every Erdem on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Erdem ranks #6,581 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). All told, over 158 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Erdem
Erdem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 158 births in the dataset. Erdem's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Erdem'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 .
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