Kareem
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#701
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
383
boys 383
Peak year
1977
449 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
18,359
since 1964
Born a Kareem? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Kareem was most popular in 1977, when 449 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.27 per 1,000). In 2025, 383 babies were named Kareem, ranking #701 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 383 | 701 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 405 | 675 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 442 | 628 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 407 | 670 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 382 | 696 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 419 | 638 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 386 | 672 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 347 | 696 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 352 | 700 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 345 | 708 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 334 | 731 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 315 | 751 |
| 2013 | 5 | 16547 | 352 | 682 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 311 | 743 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 306 | 740 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 334 | 698 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 314 | 740 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 309 | 739 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 314 | 730 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 303 | 714 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 294 | 700 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 346 | 618 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 299 | 662 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 316 | 622 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 324 | 606 |
| 2000 | 5 | 15031 | 303 | 620 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 300 | 609 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 313 | 595 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 295 | 599 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 301 | 596 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 293 | 600 |
| 1994 | 6 | 11778 | 357 | 542 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 317 | 576 |
| 1992 | 5 | 13317 | 348 | 548 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 332 | 558 |
| 1990 | 5 | 12958 | 312 | 573 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 298 | 561 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 289 | 538 |
| 1987 | 7 | 8778 | 292 | 526 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 254 | 557 |
| 1985 | 5 | 10677 | 279 | 522 |
| 1984 | 6 | 9144 | 246 | 551 |
| 1983 | 7 | 8047 | 313 | 473 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 319 | 473 |
| 1981 | 7 | 8128 | 317 | 467 |
| 1980 | 21 | 3719 | 459 | 373 |
| 1979 | 14 | 4842 | 358 | 422 |
| 1978 | 15 | 4459 | 361 | 408 |
| 1977 | 12 | 5213 | 449 | 367 |
| 1976 | 14 | 4363 | 380 | 398 |
| 1975 | 16 | 3950 | 417 | 379 |
| 1974 | 13 | 4459 | 326 | 438 |
| 1973 | 12 | 4586 | 242 | 501 |
| 1972 | 23 | 2903 | 378 | 405 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 44 | 1254 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 12 | 2739 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1968 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 5 | 3966 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 5 | 3948 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 8 | 3050 |
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Where Kareem is most popular
- Michigan2.5×
- Maryland2.2×
- Virginia1.8×
- Illinois1.8×
- New Jersey1.7×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years