Tools / Baby names / K

Kerem

Boy

Meaning of Kerem: Arabic: 'nobility or generosity'

Kerem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3592nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3592

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

665

First recorded 1983 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 27 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Kerem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Turkish boys' names

Other names starting with K