Name meaning & stats
Karam
Karam (Arabic origin). 1,631 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Karams are 1.2× over-represented as politicians.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
ArabicSpelling of Kareem
Kareem around the world
- カリーム · Japanese
Famous Kareems
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · American basketball player (born 1947)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
1,631 US babies were named Karam between 1940 and 2025.
Karam around the world
- Sweden: 317 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 265 in 2022
- Belgium: 253 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 334 in 2025
- England & Wales: 810 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 668 in 2025
- France: 555 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 827 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Karams end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.2× | Low · 3 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are politicians, Karams show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 17 Kareems spell it Karam
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)