Alem is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Alem is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,214 for boy births in the United States (and #15,146 across all names), given to 11 babies. Alem was first reported in SSA data in 1987 and peaked in 2006 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,214 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #12,326 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,616 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #7,052 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #9,806 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,182 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,113 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,173 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,519 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,317 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,140 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #8,891 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #5,960 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,171 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #12,562 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,039 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,311 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,241 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #9,992 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #6,733 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #7,669 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,369 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #7,902 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,304 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,110 |