Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2015

Adem

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,398 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

Adem corresponding to Adam, is a masculine given name common in Turkey, Bosnia and Albania.

Rank 2025
#4,398
among boys · ↓1,524 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Adem · -48% vs 2024
How common
1 in 74,264
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
49 babies
All-time total
1,229
#4,503 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Adem popularity over time

1,229 babies have been named Adem since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 44 4 – #3,429
1980s 85 9 +93% #2,780
1990s 168 17 +98% #2,824
2000s 295 30 +76% #2,392
2010s 408 41 +38% #2,528
2020s (to 2025) 229 38 -6% #2,777

Where Adem is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Adem

Adem is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,398 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 1,229 American babies have been named Adem. Its peak came in 2015, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adem stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adem?

The median living Adem is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 25. An estimated 1,200 people named Adem are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adem year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 23 #4,398
2024 44 #2,874
2023 41 #3,007
2022 34 #3,413
2021 45 #2,777
2020 42 #2,846
2019 39 #3,053
2018 48 #2,617
2017 46 #2,674
2016 48 #2,587
2015 49 #2,528
2014 46 #2,624
2013 37 #2,999
2012 39 #2,956
2011 26 #3,887
2010 30 #3,531
2009 24 #4,161
2008 33 #3,344
2007 29 #3,592
2006 30 #3,451
2005 27 #3,529
2004 35 #2,888
2003 44 #2,392
2002 21 #3,913
2001 29 #3,063
2000 23 #3,540
1995 14 #4,284
1990 20 #3,059
1985 5 #6,537
1980 – –
1975 10 #3,429
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Adem

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adem Jashari Adem Jashari Commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (1955–1998) Contemporary
  2. 2 Adem Demaçi Adem Demaçi Kosovar politician and human rights defender (1936–2018) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adem, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adem?

The median living Adem is about 15 years old. Half of all living Adems are between 7 and 25 years old.

How many people named Adem are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Adem are alive in the United States, based on 1,229 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adem mean?

Adem corresponding to Adam, is a masculine given name common in Turkey, Bosnia and Albania.

How popular is the name Adem in 2025?

Adem ranked #4,398 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adem?

1,229 babies have been named Adem in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adem most popular?

Adem peaked in 2015, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Adem a boy or girl name?

Adem is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adem rising or falling?

Adem has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Adem become more popular?

Adem is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 boys named Adem in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Adem?

Well-known people named Adem include Adem Jashari (military personnel), Adem Demaçi (politician).

Names like Adem

Names that sound and feel close to Adem: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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