Kerem is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Kerem is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,708 for boy births in the United States (and #7,982 across all names), given to 30 babies. Kerem first appears in 1983 and peaked in 2016 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,708 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,136 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | — | #4,071 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,573 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,273 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | #12,830 | #4,348 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,399 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,482 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,726 |
| 2016 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,037 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,642 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,339 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,544 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,473 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,657 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,309 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,673 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,825 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,191 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,199 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,892 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,651 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,730 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,369 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,249 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,835 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,829 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #8,932 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #7,943 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,885 |