Kareem
Boy name · Arabic origin
Kareem meaning
Generous, noble, friendly, precious and distinguished
Kareem at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- كريمAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #675 in 2024
Kareem popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | #3,048 | 8 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1977 | #367 | 449 |
| 1980 | #373 | 459 |
| 1990 | #573 | 312 |
| 2000 | #620 | 303 |
| 2010 | #698 | 334 |
| 2020 | #638 | 419 |
| 2024 | #675 | 403 |
All 58 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | #3,048 | 8 |
| 1966 | #3,946 | 5 |
| 1967 | #3,968 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1971 | #1,254 | 44 |
| 1972 | #405 | 378 |
| 1973 | #501 | 242 |
| 1974 | #439 | 326 |
| 1975 | #379 | 417 |
| 1976 | #398 | 380 |
| 1977 | #367 | 449 |
| 1978 | #408 | 361 |
| 1979 | #422 | 358 |
| 1980 | #373 | 459 |
| 1981 | #467 | 317 |
| 1982 | #473 | 319 |
| 1983 | #473 | 313 |
| 1984 | #551 | 246 |
| 1985 | #522 | 279 |
| 1986 | #557 | 254 |
| 1987 | #526 | 292 |
| 1988 | #538 | 289 |
| 1989 | #561 | 298 |
| 1990 | #573 | 312 |
| 1991 | #555 | 334 |
| 1992 | #548 | 348 |
| 1993 | #576 | 317 |
| 1994 | #542 | 357 |
| 1995 | #600 | 293 |
| 1996 | #596 | 301 |
| 1997 | #599 | 295 |
| 1998 | #595 | 313 |
| 1999 | #608 | 300 |
| 2000 | #620 | 303 |
| 2001 | #606 | 324 |
| 2002 | #622 | 316 |
| 2003 | #661 | 299 |
| 2004 | #618 | 346 |
| 2005 | #700 | 294 |
| 2006 | #714 | 303 |
| 2007 | #730 | 314 |
| 2008 | #739 | 309 |
| 2009 | #740 | 314 |
| 2010 | #698 | 334 |
| 2011 | #740 | 306 |
| 2012 | #743 | 311 |
| 2013 | #682 | 352 |
| 2014 | #750 | 315 |
| 2015 | #731 | 334 |
| 2016 | #708 | 345 |
| 2017 | #700 | 352 |
| 2018 | #698 | 346 |
| 2019 | #672 | 386 |
| 2020 | #638 | 419 |
| 2021 | #696 | 382 |
| 2022 | #671 | 406 |
| 2023 | #626 | 442 |
| 2024 | #675 | 403 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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