Kareem
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning noble; generous and dignified.
Babies a year
79
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#702
down from #677
UK popularity
#487
79 babies · down from #468
How Kareem has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #731 |
| 2016 | #709 |
| 2017 | #700 |
| 2018 | #698 |
| 2019 | #673 |
| 2020 | #640 |
| 2021 | #697 |
| 2022 | #673 |
| 2023 | #626 |
| 2024 | #677 |
| 2025 | #702 |
In 2025, 79 babies in England and Wales were named Kareem. In the US, 348 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kareem was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex.
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