Kareem

Boy name

Kareem has been given to 18,359 babies in the U.S. since 1964. It peaked in 1980 and currently ranks #702 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /kəˈɹiːm/

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

18,359

Peak year

1980 (480 babies)

Rank in 2025

#702 for boys

First recorded

1964

10-year trend

▲ +15%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kareem.

18,495 babies since 1881

17,288 babies since 1880

15,131 babies since 1927

15,117 babies since 1912

13,298 babies since 1914

12,927 babies since 1927

12,827 babies since 1906

12,630 babies since 1958

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