Adem is a distinctive choice, ranked #1307 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Adem in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1307
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About the Name Adem
Adem has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 566 places in five years. It was most popular in 2006 at #653 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Adem is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Adem in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Adem
Adem Hodža — Adem Hodža is a Kosovan politician who is currently a member of the Assembly of Kosovo.
Adem Demaçi — Adem Demaçi was a Kosovo Albanian author, politician, and human rights defender.
Adem Jashari — Adem Shaban Jashari was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), a Kosovo Albanian separatist militia which fought for the secession of Kosovo from Yugoslavia during the 1990s.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adem
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Adem per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Adem in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Adem is declining: down 115 places since 2020, to #1,307 in 2025. It peaked at #653 in 2006.
Adem is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Adem include: Adem Hodža, Adem Yze and Adem Huduti. Short summaries for each appear below.
Adem does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Adems in the wild.
21
UK babies named Adem (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 115 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Adem
Almost certainly the only Adem in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Adem
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Adem Shaban Jashari was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), a Kosovo Albanian separatist militia which fought for the secession of Kosovo from Yugoslavia during the 1990s.
Alejandro Adem is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia and President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.