Alem
#10,760 most common boys' name of all time · #27,286 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1987–2025
Rank among boys
#10,760
Rank overall
#27,286 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
242
Since 2016
73
Peak year
2006 #5,433
Best rank
#5,433 2006
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Alem first appears in 1987. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,390 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,838 |
| 2021 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,837 |
| 2020 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,221 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,140 |
| 2018 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,449 |
| 2017 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,307 |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,423 |
| 2015 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,637 |
| 2014 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,463 |
| 2013 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,416 |
| 2012 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,212 |
| 2011 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,098 |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,448 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,168 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,412 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,880 |
| 2006 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,433 |
| 2005 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,456 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,584 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,033 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,071 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,801 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,326 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,009 |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,855 |