Adem
How to say it: a-DEM · /aˈdɛm/
Hebrew 'earth, man' via Arabic - Turkish/Arabic form of Adam, first man in tradition.
Adem was the 3,543rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 23 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 48% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,493 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,543 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 23 |
| Share of births | 1 in 144,145 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −48% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,493 |
| In France, 2025 | #122 among boys’ names, 540 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Adem is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Adem is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Turkish.
In France: #122 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Adem
- Adem Ljajić (born 1991)Serbian footballer
- Adem Demaçi (1936–2018)Albanian politician
- Adem Bereket (born 1973)Turkish wrestler
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