Is Kerem a boy or girl name?

Kerem is a boy’s name. Of the 665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 99.0% were boys.

Kerem

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Kerem was most popular in 2016, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,627 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 665 people named Kerem.

Kerem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kerem’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kerem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kerem is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 665 Americans given it were girls and 99.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org