Rotem
Rotem is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Rotem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rotem is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Rotem
As a girl name
American parents first put Rotem on the record books as a girl name in 1988, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 10 Rotems were born — ranking #8,334 that year. About 71% of every Rotem on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Rotem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rotem as a boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Rotem — #12,490 in the national rankings. Rotem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Rotem
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rotem is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Roten
- Wroten
- Roton
- Rotan
- Roatan
- Retem
- Rowton
- Roting
- Written
- Rotten
- Rota
- Roden
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rotem
Rotem is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Rotem's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #8,334. Use the chart and map above to compare Rotem'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.