Is Karim a boy or girl name?
Karim is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 305 boys were named Karim, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 6,746 US babies named Karim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #819
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Karim since 1957
- 6,746
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 376 babies
Boys and girls named Karim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 626 | 43 | 6.4% |
| 1980s | 647 | 10 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 830 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,242 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,771 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 1,415 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 305 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 376 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 328 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 194 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 212 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 192 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 180 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 193 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 236 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 179 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 180 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 162 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 141 | #1,238 | 5 | #18,155 |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 153 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 131 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 119 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 131 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 131 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 93 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 68 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,149 | 5 | #11,023 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 76 | #1,041 | 5 | #11,117 |
| 1979 | 76 | #1,021 | 11 | #5,921 |
| 1978 | 96 | #879 | 6 | #9,028 |
| 1977 | 97 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 93 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 74 | #957 | 10 | #5,726 |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,228 | 8 | #6,329 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,875 | 8 | #6,045 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,447 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,727 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,774 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karim reached #705 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #5,726 in 1975. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karim
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.