Given name & surname
Adem
“manly; a warrior”·“man”·“of the earth”
Adem is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.” Adem has a related form in Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adem is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.” Adem has a related form in Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adem is a variant of Andrew. An origin associated with Andrew is Greek. Adem has a related form in Adam. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Adem has a related form in Adam. The history of Adam gives this family its wider story. Adam has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Adem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,229
- 1,229 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,398 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,398 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 49 in 2015. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,555 as a first name in 2020; 1,246 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adem’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Adem shares an earlier linguistic root with Adam. Adem has a related form in Andrew. In Turkish usage, Adem has a related form in Adam.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Adem has relatives in 10 languages.
7 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adem
- Adem LjajićSerbian footballerborn 1991
- Adem DemaçiAlbanian politician (1936-2018)
- Adem JashariCommander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (1955–1998)
- Adem KastratiNorth Macedonian painter (1933-2000)
- Adem BereketTurkish wrestler (born 1973)
- Adem BüyükTurkish association football player (born 1987)
- Adem ZorganeAlgerian footballerborn 2000
- Adem AsilTurkish gymnast (born 1999)
- Adem ArousTunisian association football player (born 2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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