Kerem
Kerem is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Kerem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kerem is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Kerem
Kerem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 39 births, good for #2,993 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Kerems. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,136 among baby boy names with 39 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 704 Kerems have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kerem
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About the name Kerem
Kerem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 704 births in the dataset. Kerem's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,993. Use the chart and map above to compare Kerem'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.