Karima
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning noble or generous.
Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Karima by the numbers
Karima was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 62 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karima. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karinapure; a form of Carina or Karen562 in the US (2017)
- Karmaaction, deed, fate, cosmic principle214 in the US (2017)
- Karimenoble, generous; variant of Karim48 in the US (2017)
- Kariapure; a form of Karis or Caria10 in the US (2017)
- Karisagraceful; a form of Carissa7 in the US (2017)
- Kasimadivided; a form of Qasim6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Karima
Names that are said the same way as Karima, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Karima, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Karima
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