Kerem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- keh-REM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,337 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Kerem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “generosity, nobility”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Kerem mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic karam; also Hebrew for vineyard
“generosity, nobility”
Turkish name from Arabic karam, generosity; Kerem is the hero of the Turkish folk romance Kerem and Aslı.
Is Kerem a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kerem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Kerem, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kerem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Kerem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,163 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Kerem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Kerem, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Kerem in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kerem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
Names like Kerem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chidubem Adem Achim Kobe Nikodem Obi Kamsiyochukwu Kenechukwu Yahya Tobechukwu Chiziterem Arham
Names related to Kerem
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kerem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kerem, updated 20 October 2026.