Given name & surname
Erdem
“virtue”
Erdem is a masculine given name from Old Turkic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erdem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 143
- 143 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,452 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,452 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 as a first name in 2020; 349 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.
Erdem’s family of names
In Greek usage, Erdem as a surname is a transliteration of Ερδέμ.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Erdem
- Erdem ÖzgençTurkish association football player (born 1984)
- Erdem GülTurkish journalist and statesperson (born 1967)
- Erdem ŞenTurkish association football player (born 1989)
- Erdem MoralıoğluTurkish-Canadian fashion designer (born 1977)
- Erdem TüretkenTurkish basketball player (born 1979)
- Erdem CanTurkish basketball coach (born 1980)
- Erdem GündüzTurkish dancer (born 1979)
- Erdem BaşçıTurkish economist and statesperson (born 1966)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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