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Cem

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Cem has been given to about 109 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 102
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time109
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Cem?

Its best year was 2005, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 7201st. The typical living American called Cem is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Cem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clem0.81
  2. Akeem0.64
  3. Ken0.58
  4. Kareem0.55
  5. Hakeem0.55
  6. Crew0.53
  7. Kim0.47
  8. Kent0.47

Middle names for Cem

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cem Thomas0.74
  2. Cem James0.74
  3. Cem Wilder0.72
  4. Cem Miles0.63
  5. Cem Cole0.59
  6. Cem Paul0.55

Sibling names for Cem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.68
  2. Nikolasbrother · 0.66
  3. Paulinasister · 0.66
  4. Thaliasister · 0.65
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.64
  6. Tracebrother · 0.64

Where Cem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cem Anderson0.73
    2. Cem Allen0.73
    3. Cem Adams0.73
    4. Cem Evans0.70
    5. Cem Edwards0.70
    6. Cem Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cem

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.