Kerem is a distinctive choice, ranked #1276 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kerem in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1276
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About the Name Kerem
Kerem has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 88 places in five years. It was most popular in 2015 at #1121 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kerem is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kerem in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Kerem
Kerem Özkan — Kerem Özkan is a Turkish professional basketball player, who lastly played for Büyükçekmece of Turkish Super League (BSL).
Kerem Kabadayı — Kerem Kabadayı is a Turkish writer and musician (drummer).
Kerem Kanter — Kerem Kanter is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League.
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 Kerem
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Kerem per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kerem in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kerem has been fairly steady, ranked #1,276 in 2025 against #1,314 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,121 in 2015.
Kerem 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 Kerem include: Kerem Özkan, Kerem Kabadayı and Kerem Kanter. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kerem does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kerems in the wild.
22
UK babies named Kerem (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 38 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kerem
Almost certainly the only Kerem 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 Kerem
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story