Kem is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Kem is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2005. Kem first appears in 1942 and peaked in 1956 (65 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,825 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #9,589 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,491 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,455 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,342 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,882 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,881 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,782 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,442 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #10,358 | #6,363 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #9,988 | #6,049 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,522 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #4,017 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,240 | — |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,066 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | #4,673 | #3,264 |
| 1970 | 21 | — | #4,900 | #3,175 |
| 1969 | 20 | — | #4,864 | #2,965 |
| 1968 | 29 | — | #4,623 | #1,871 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | #5,193 | #1,999 |
| 1966 | 31 | — | #2,980 | #2,285 |
| 1965 | 45 | — | #2,784 | #1,576 |
| 1964 | 50 | — | #2,631 | #1,524 |
| 1963 | 47 | — | #3,125 | #1,442 |
| 1962 | 55 | — | #2,135 | #1,648 |
| 1961 | 53 | — | #3,252 | #1,310 |
| 1960 | 47 | — | #2,685 | #1,606 |
| 1959 | 61 | — | #2,215 | #1,349 |
| 1958 | 65 | — | #2,534 | #1,165 |
| 1957 | 75 | — | #2,315 | #1,069 |
| 1956 | 85 | — | #2,574 | #930 |
| 1955 | 46 | — | #3,158 | #1,355 |
| 1954 | 39 | — | #3,087 | #1,544 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,797 |
| 1952 | 21 | — | #5,982 | #1,976 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | — | #2,100 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,675 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,709 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | — | #2,208 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | — | #3,038 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,396 |