Given name & surname
Edem
“red”·“a red-haired man”
Edem is a variant of Edom. Interpretations include “red” (Hebrew) and “a red-haired man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edem is a variant of Edom. Interpretations include “red” (Hebrew) and “a red-haired man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Edem is a variant of Edom. An origin associated with Edom is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Edem is a variant of Edom. The history of Edom gives this family its wider story. Edom appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Edem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 109
- 109 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,027 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,027 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 402 as a first name in 2020; 272 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Edem
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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