Is Kareem a boy or girl name?
Kareem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 403 boys were named Kareem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 17,974 US babies named Kareem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #677
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kareem since 1964
- 17,974
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 480 babies
Boys and girls named Kareem, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,967 | 119 | 3.9% |
| 1980s | 3,066 | 53 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 3,170 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 3,122 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 3,381 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 2,052 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 403 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 442 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 406 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 382 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 419 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 386 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 346 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 352 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 345 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 334 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 315 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 352 | #683 | 5 | #17,909 |
| 2012 | 311 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 306 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 334 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 314 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 309 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 314 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 303 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 294 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 346 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 299 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 316 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 324 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 303 | #620 | 5 | #16,240 |
| 1999 | 300 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 313 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 295 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 301 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 293 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 357 | #544 | 6 | #12,538 |
| 1993 | 317 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 348 | #548 | 5 | #14,302 |
| 1991 | 334 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 312 | #573 | 5 | #14,002 |
| 1989 | 298 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 289 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 292 | #526 | 7 | #9,238 |
| 1986 | 254 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 279 | #522 | 5 | #11,456 |
| 1984 | 246 | #553 | 6 | #9,670 |
| 1983 | 313 | #475 | 7 | #8,443 |
| 1982 | 319 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 317 | #467 | 7 | #8,509 |
| 1980 | 459 | #373 | 21 | #3,767 |
| 1979 | 358 | #422 | 14 | #4,937 |
| 1978 | 361 | #408 | 15 | #4,538 |
| 1977 | 449 | #367 | 12 | #5,340 |
| 1976 | 380 | #398 | 14 | #4,463 |
| 1975 | 417 | #380 | 16 | #4,020 |
| 1974 | 326 | #439 | 13 | #4,573 |
| 1973 | 242 | #501 | 12 | #4,679 |
| 1972 | 378 | #405 | 23 | #2,931 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,262 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,242 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,157 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kareem reached #367 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #2,931 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kareem
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.