Kem
- Last seen for girls in 1977 at #9,652
- Last seen for boys in 2005 at #10,151
- Given to boys 65.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1956 · 65 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 680since 1942
Kem over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 2005 | — | #10,151 | 6 | |
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| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
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| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
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| 1986 | — | #5,926 | 6 | |
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| 1983 | — | #5,484 | 6 | |
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
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| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
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| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | — | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | — | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #1,974 | 16 |
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | #1,559 | 25 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #1,426 | 30 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #1,625 | 24 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #1,303 | 37 |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | #1,581 | 26 |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | #1,337 | 34 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #1,163 | 44 |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | #1,063 | 51 |
| 1956 | #2,530 | 20 | #924 | 65 |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #1,525 | 25 |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #1,939 | 16 |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
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| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1942
The first year at least five boys were named Kem! It came in at #3,212, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1943–1945, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Kem is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Kem in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Kem
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
- Biggest jump: 415 spots in 1956
- Biggest drop: 139 spots in 1957
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1942
- Peaked 1956 at #924 (65 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1956
Share of babies · boys
1 in 32,543
- Highest: 1 in 32,543 boys born in 1956 were named Kem (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 332,884 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 45.4% of all boys named Kem (309) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1978
- Mostly girls until 1977, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 45 | #2,169 (1947) | #2,670 |
| 1950s | 309 | #924 (1956) | #1,569 |
| 1960s | 227 | #1,303 (1961) | #1,789 |
| 1970s | 55 | #2,991 (1972) | #4,219 |
| 1980s | 28 | #5,484 (1983) | #6,197 |
| 1990s | 10 | #8,700 (1993) | #8,750 |
| 2000s | 6 | #10,151 (2005) | #10,151 |
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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