Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Karim

kuh-REEM · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Generous; noble
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#819
2024 births305
Peak year2023
First appeared1957
Total US births6,688
2023 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kar
Alternate spellings
KareemKaryme
In other languages
Karim (Arabic)Kareem (English transliteration)

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