Karim
Boy name · Arabic origin
Karim meaning
Kind, generous, benevolent, noble, bountiful, magnificent, gracious, merciful, an epithet of Allah.
- Also recorded (Arabic): noble, generous
Karim 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)
- #817 in 2024
Karim popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,873 | 9 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1980 | #1,038 | 76 |
| 1990 | #1,252 | 78 |
| 2000 | #1,370 | 92 |
| 2010 | #1,179 | 153 |
| 2020 | #999 | 212 |
| 2023 | #705 | 376 |
| 2024 | #817 | 305 |
All 68 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1958 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1959 | #2,820 | 9 |
| 1960 | #2,873 | 9 |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1962 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1963 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1964 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1965 | #1,774 | 20 |
| 1966 | #1,893 | 17 |
| 1967 | #2,612 | 10 |
| 1968 | #2,312 | 13 |
| 1969 | #1,913 | 19 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1971 | #1,415 | 36 |
| 1972 | #1,210 | 46 |
| 1973 | #1,223 | 46 |
| 1974 | #1,370 | 39 |
| 1975 | #953 | 74 |
| 1976 | #866 | 93 |
| 1977 | #863 | 97 |
| 1978 | #878 | 96 |
| 1979 | #1,016 | 76 |
| 1980 | #1,038 | 76 |
| 1981 | #1,083 | 70 |
| 1982 | #1,229 | 57 |
| 1983 | #1,144 | 62 |
| 1984 | #1,096 | 67 |
| 1985 | #1,258 | 58 |
| 1986 | #1,419 | 49 |
| 1987 | #1,259 | 60 |
| 1988 | #1,189 | 72 |
| 1989 | #1,228 | 76 |
| 1990 | #1,252 | 78 |
| 1991 | #1,336 | 71 |
| 1992 | #1,321 | 73 |
| 1993 | #1,260 | 81 |
| 1994 | #1,421 | 68 |
| 1995 | #1,381 | 73 |
| 1996 | #1,347 | 80 |
| 1997 | #1,096 | 115 |
| 1998 | #1,237 | 98 |
| 1999 | #1,303 | 93 |
| 2000 | #1,370 | 92 |
| 2001 | #1,191 | 114 |
| 2002 | #1,160 | 122 |
| 2003 | #1,159 | 129 |
| 2004 | #1,183 | 131 |
| 2005 | #1,282 | 120 |
| 2006 | #1,273 | 131 |
| 2007 | #1,379 | 119 |
| 2008 | #1,325 | 131 |
| 2009 | #1,182 | 153 |
| 2010 | #1,179 | 153 |
| 2011 | #1,235 | 141 |
| 2012 | #1,172 | 155 |
| 2013 | #1,119 | 162 |
| 2014 | #1,074 | 180 |
| 2015 | #1,089 | 179 |
| 2016 | #911 | 236 |
| 2017 | #1,042 | 193 |
| 2018 | #1,092 | 180 |
| 2019 | #1,063 | 192 |
| 2020 | #999 | 212 |
| 2021 | #1,089 | 194 |
| 2022 | #771 | 328 |
| 2023 | #705 | 376 |
| 2024 | #817 | 305 |
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: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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