Recorded 1988–2004 Unisex name Peak 1997 42 births

Rotem — unisex name

42 babies named Rotem in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s302000s6
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Rotem was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rotem in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rotem

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Rotem between 1988 and 2004, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rotem currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Rotem is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rotem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rotem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rotem 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 42 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.

Rotem at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

42

Since 1988

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1988

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2004

Rotem popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1988

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 2004199719961995199319901988 6

Rotem popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Rotem as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2009 5

Rotem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 71% of Rotem's all-time total
1980s61990s302000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rotem?
42 babies have been named Rotem since 1988. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Rotem most popular?
Rotem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Rotem a unisex name?
Yes, Rotem is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 42 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Rotem been used?
Rotem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 17 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Rotem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rotha, Rotunda, Rotonda, Rotasha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1988–2004 (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.