US rank #7543 Boys' name Peak 2018 134 births

Erdem — #7543 US boys' name

134 babies named Erdem in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s682020s52
#7543
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Erdem was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

15 babies were named Erdem in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erdem

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Erdem between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erdem currently holds the #7543 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erdem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Erdem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erdem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erdem 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 134 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.

Erdem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

134

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2018

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,543

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Erdem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201320092006 7

Erdem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
68 births that decade — 51% of Erdem's all-time total
2000s142010s682020s52

Erdem by state

Where Erdem concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erdem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 8.2%
California share of Erdem's total US births 8.2%

11 of 134 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erdem?
134 babies have been named Erdem since 2006. It currently ranks #7543 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 15 births.
When was Erdem most popular?
Erdem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Erdem most popular?
The top states for the name Erdem are California (11 births).
How long has the name Erdem been used?
Erdem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Erdem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erdman, Erdi. 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, 2006–2024 (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.