US rank #12749 Boys' name Peak 1996 108 births

Cem — #12749 US boys' name

108 babies named Cem in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#12749
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Cem was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cem in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cem

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Cem between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cem currently holds the #12749 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

108

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,749

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Cem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 37% of Cem's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cem?
108 babies have been named Cem since 1982. It currently ranks #12749 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Cem most popular?
Cem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Cem been used?
Cem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cemal. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.