Adem is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Adem in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2024
#1758
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adem
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Adem per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Adem in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Adem has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 566 places in the last five years. Its peak was #653 in 2006. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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 Hodža is a Kosovan politician who is currently a member of the Assembly of Kosovo.; Adem Yze — Adem Yze is an Australian rules football coach and former player.; Adem Huduti — Adem Huduti is a former Turkish general who served as the 45th commander of the Second Army from 2014 until his detention in 2016..
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.
14
UK babies named Adem (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 566 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
Likely around 1 other Adem in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Hodža is a Kosovan politician who is currently a member of the Assembly of Kosovo. He is the president of the Unique Gorani Party, a Gorani minority political party in Kosovo.
Adem Demaçi was a Kosovo Albanian author, politician, and human rights defender. He became notable during the breakup of Yugoslavia for suggesting the creation of Balkania in 1996, a hypothetical confederacy proposed as an independent successor state to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the Balkans.
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. Beginning in 1991, Jashari participated in attacks against the Serbian police before travelling to Albania to receive military training.
Adem Yze is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and is senior coach of the Richmond Football Club.
Adem Huskić is a member of the House of Representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a member of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Haris Silajdžić.
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. Previously he was Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences for the period 2008–2015 and during 2015-2019 was the CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs.
Adem Bona Okoro is a Nigerian-Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.