Boys' name · since 2006
Erdem
Erdem has 143 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 143
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Erdem is the #8683 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 143 recorded since 2006.
Erdem has 143 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8683 as of the latest data, more common than 38% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #15,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,683 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 143 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erdem ranks #15,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,683 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 143 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 143
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Erdem's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Erdem compares
143 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Erdem's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erdem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 143 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erdem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erdem's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erdem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Erdem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Erdem's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Erdem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (48% of all-time use).
Erdem by state
Where Erdem concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 7.7% |
11 of 143 births nationwide.
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What to do with Erdem's data
- Erdem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Erdems (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erdem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Erdem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.