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Karim

Boy

Origin of the name

Karim comes from the Arabic karim, “noble, generous,” one of the names given to God in the Quran.

Rising name

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2023 was its best year: 376 births, or 1 baby in 8,816. The momentum is recent: births are up 53% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1084.
6,886births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 706rank at its peak, in 2023

Where babies named Karim are born

2023

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The darker the blue, the more common Karim is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Karim is most common in New York (2.7 times), New Jersey (2.3) and Florida (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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