Flem — boys' name

What the Data Says About Flem

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Flem between 1880 and 1957, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flem performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Flem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Flem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flem 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 244 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.