Cem
Boy · JEM · Persian
Cem is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Cem mean?
Persian: Turkish form of Persian Jam (Jamshid)
Cem Sultan was a 15th-century Ottoman prince who lost the throne to his brother and died in exile in Italy.
- Say it
- JEM
Is Cem a girl's or a boy's name?
Cem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Cem, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were given Cem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,452, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Jem 10
- Cem 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Cem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
Names like Cem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam Callum Hamza Luke Shah Jake Adam Charles Chidubem Saif William Ibrahim
Other spellings of Cem
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