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Origin & history of Alem1
Bosnian roots
Alem comes from the Bosnian tradition, meaning "World" or "Universe" | Formal: "Supreme Being" or "Divine Essence".
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How popular is Alem?
2006
peak year
Alem has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8220), with about 10 babies named Alem each year. In 2006, 16 babies received the name (ranked #5311). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 231.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
16
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,311)
(ranked #5,311)
10
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
100
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
231
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Alem4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
A1
L3
E5
M4
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Alem🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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