Kareem

Meaning: Generous, noble
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Karim

Boy's name · #702 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Kareem reached its best rank, #367, in 1977 and ranked #702 in 2025. Roughly 18,000 boys have been named Kareem since 1964.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#467 in Canada (2025) · #487 in England & Wales (2025) · #676 in Ireland (2025) · #762 in Scotland (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,547 in Austria (2025) · #1,854 in Italy (2024) · #6,355 in Ecuador (2023) · #1,416 in Belgium (2022) · #2,789 in France (2022) · #785 in Poland (2016) · #842 in Slovakia (2013).

Famous Kareems

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — American basketball player (born 1947)
Kareem Rahma — American comedian and artist (born 1986)
Kareem Serageldin — Banker, former employee of Credit Suisse (born 1973)
Kareem Rush — American basketball player (born 1980)

In stories & tradition

Kareem Saïd — Fictional human in the HBO series Oz

What Kareems become

Among 153 notable people named Kareem:

Sports figures appear 3.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player (born 1947).

Similar names: Karim · Rashad · Khalid · Omari · Raheem · Khalil

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