How Many People Are Named Karim?
An estimated 6,586 people in the United States have the first name Karim. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Karim peaked in popularity in 2023 with 376 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karim 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 Karim paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Karim is overwhelmingly male, 58 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
6,586
About 1 in 52,043 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2023
376 births
Total Registered
6,746
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karim
Karim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,746 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Karim as a male name
Ranked #819 in 2024
305 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (376 births)
Karim as a female name
Ranked #18,155 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1979 (11 births)
Karim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karim span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,776 babies were registered. While Karim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Karim by Decade
How has Karim 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.
Karim by State
Birth registrations for Karim span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 161 Karims were registered per state.
Karim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karim
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karim?
We estimate approximately 6,586 people named Karim 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 52,043 Americans share this first name.
Is Karim a common name?
Karim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,746 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karim most popular?
Karim reached peak popularity in 2023, when 376 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karim is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karim a male name?
Karim is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karim Smith, Karim Johnson, Karim 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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