Boys' name · since 1880
Flem
244 babies named Flem in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,818 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 244
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Flem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 244 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flem has been recorded 244 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1957.
- #11,818 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 244 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flem ranks #11,818 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,818 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 244
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Flem's 244 recorded births place it above 73.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Flem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Flem's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Flem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1957
- Peak year (1927)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Flem by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Flem's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Flem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (35% of all-time use).
Flem by state
Where Flem concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 16 | 6.6% |
16 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Flem's data
- Flem's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Flems (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Flem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1880–1957 (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 Flem 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.