Flem
Last seen for boys in 1957 at #2,822
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 244since 1880
Flem over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Flem has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1957 | #2,822 | 9 |
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| 1954 | #3,827 | 5 |
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| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
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| 1947 | #3,370 | 6 |
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| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,560 | 5 |
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| 1939 | #3,480 | 5 |
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| 1937 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #2,719 | 8 |
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| 1932 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #3,825 | 5 |
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| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
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| 1904 | #1,064 | 6 |
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| 1894 | #954 | 6 |
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| 1892 | #1,066 | 5 |
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| 1888 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | #758 | 7 |
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| 1881 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #682 | 8 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Flem was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1957
- Biggest drop: 184 spots in 1881 (#682 → #866)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #682 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 1880–1881
Share of babies · boys
1 in 13,811
- Highest: 1 in 13,811 boys born in 1880 were named Flem (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 239,693 boys born in 1957 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 35.2% of all boys named Flem (86) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | #682 (1880) | #834 |
| 1890s | 11 | #954 (1894) | #1,010 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,064 |
| 1910s | 32 | #2,544 (1912) | #3,257 |
| 1920s | 86 | #2,034 (1927) | #2,990 |
| 1930s | 42 | #2,719 (1935) | #3,358 |
| 1940s | 22 | #2,996 (1945) | #3,339 |
| 1950s | 20 | #2,822 (1957) | #3,338 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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