How Many People Are Named Karam?
An estimated 1,511 people in the United States have the first name Karam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Karam peaked in popularity in 2024 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Karam is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,511
About 1 in 226,839 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
137 births
Total Registered
1,526
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karam
Karam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,526 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Karam as a male name
Ranked #1,370 in 2024
137 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (137 births)
Karam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karam span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 699 babies were registered. While Karam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Karam by Decade
How has Karam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karam by State
Birth registrations for Karam span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia. On average, about 68 Karams were registered per state.
Karam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karam
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karam?
We estimate approximately 1,511 people named Karam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 226,839 Americans share this first name.
Is Karam a common name?
Karam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,526 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karam most popular?
Karam reached peak popularity in 2024, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karam is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karam a male name?
Karam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karam Smith, Karam Johnson, Karam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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