Given name & surname · also Turkish
Kerem
“a kind and noble man”·“from the vineyard”
Kerem is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a kind and noble man” and “from the vineyard”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a kind and noble man” and “from the vineyard”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Turkish and Hebrew naming traditions.
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish كرم (Kerem), from Arabic كَرَم (“nobleness, kindness”); its root is Arabic ك ر م.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 665
- 658 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,708 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,708 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 666 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kerem’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, Kerem is a Roman-alphabet rendering of كرم. In Turkish usage, Kerem continues an earlier form in كرم. In Uyghur usage, Kerem is a Roman-alphabet rendering of كەرەم.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Kerem has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kerem
- Kerem DemirbayTurkish-German association football player (born 1993)
- Kerem BürsinTurkish actor and producer (born 1987)
- Kerem BulutTurkish-Australian association football player (born 1992)
- KeremcemTurkish actor and singer (born 1977)
- Kerem AlışıkTurkish actor and association football player (born 1960)
- Kerem TunçeriTurkish basketball player (born 1979)
- Kerem GönlümTurkish basketball player (born 1977)
- Kerem YılmazerTurkish actor (1945–2003)
- Kerem KamalTurkish wrestler (born 1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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