How popular is the name Kerem?

665 US babies were named Kerem between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2016.

What careers are people named Kerem over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Kerems show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Kerem

Q: How common is the spelling Kerem?

The most common spelling: 63% of Kerems use it.

Kerem. 665 US babies since 1940, peak 2016. Notable Kerems are 2.3× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2016

665 US babies were named Kerem between 1940 and 2025.

Kerem around the world

Belgium: 625 babies since 1995, peak 2007, No. 403 in 2025
France: 1,180 babies since 1900, peak 2014, No. 755 in 2025
Sweden: 88 babies since 1998, peak 2014, No. 1,006 in 2022
England & Wales: 453 babies since 1996, peak 2016, No. 1,276 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Kerems end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.3×	High · 29 people
Basketball player	2.1×	Medium · 12 people
Actor	1.5×	Low · 9 people
Journalist	1.0×	Low · 3 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Kerems show up 2.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 63% of Kerems use it

Kerem 63%
Kerim 37%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2016)