Kem

KEHM /ˈkɛm/
boy 1 syllable fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1942 and peaked in 1956 (65 births).

About the name Kem

PronunciationKEHM /ˈkɛm/

Names similar to Kem

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How popular is Kem?

Boys named Kem
19421950196019701980199020002005
Boys named Kem per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–2005 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2005) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Kem
1952195519601965197019751977
Girls named Kem per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–2005 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2005) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kem total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200566—#10,825
19945——#9,589
19935——#9,491
19896——#7,455
19866——#6,342
19836——#5,882
19825——#6,881
19805——#6,782
19786——#5,442
197710—#10,358#6,363
197610—#9,988#6,049
19757—#7,522—
19748——#4,017
197314—#4,240—
197211——#3,066
197122—#4,673#3,264
197021—#4,900#3,175
196920—#4,864#2,965
196829—#4,623#1,871
196724—#5,193#1,999
196631—#2,980#2,285
196545—#2,784#1,576
196450—#2,631#1,524
196347—#3,125#1,442
196255—#2,135#1,648
196153—#3,252#1,310
196047—#2,685#1,606
195961—#2,215#1,349
195865—#2,534#1,165
195775—#2,315#1,069
195685—#2,574#930
195546—#3,158#1,355
195439—#3,087#1,544
195319——#1,797
195221—#5,982#1,976
195114——#2,100
19509——#2,675
19499——#2,709
194810——#2,529
194713——#2,208
19467——#3,038
19426——#3,396
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