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Name meaning & stats

Karima

Karima. 1,474 US babies since 1940, peak 1979. Notable Karimas are 1.3× over-represented as basketball players.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1979

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,474 US babies were named Karima between 1940 and 2025.

Where Karimas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Singer1.2×Low · 2 people
Basketball player1.3×Low · 2 people
Actor0.9×Low · 1 people
Footballer1.1×Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are basketball players, Karimas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 10 Karmas spell it Karima

  • Karma 51%
  • Carma 20%
  • Karima 10%
  • Kareema 5%
  • Karimah 4%
  • Kharma 4%
  • Kareemah 2%
  • Caramia 2%
  • Karmah 1%

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

Name twins (peaked around 1979)