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Karim

Karim means “generous” (Arabic origin). 6,944 US babies since 1940, peak 2023.

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What it means

“generous”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

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6,944 US babies were named Karim between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Karim (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 4 Kareems spell it Karim

  • Kareem 66%
  • Karim 25%
  • Karam 6%
  • Karriem 2%
  • Careem 1%
  • Kariem 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2023)