Names/K

Karim

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Karim is ranked 819th among boys in 2024 (305 births). Its best rank was 705th, in 2023.

Rank in 2024
#819down 114 from 2023
Births in 2024
3050.02% of boys
Peak year
2023376 births
Best rank
#705in 2023
Since 1957
6,688people given the name
Babies named Karim, by year of birthboys
012525037550018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

6,688 boys have been named Karim in the United States since 1957, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 376 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2008, and the 2010s alone account for 26%. It has spent 9 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadeboys named Karim
1950s25
1960s132
1970s626
1980s647
1990s830
2000s1,242
2010s1,771
2020s1,415

In 2023, its biggest year

Karim was the 705th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Karim

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.