How Many People Are Named Karima?
An estimated 1,389 people in the United States have the first name Karima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Karima peaked in popularity in 1979 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karima 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 Karima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,389
About 1 in 246,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1979
63 births
Total Registered
1,460
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karima
Karima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,460 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karima as a female name
Ranked #9,857 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (63 births)
Karima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karima span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 389 babies were registered. Karima has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karima by Decade
How has Karima 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.
Karima by State
Birth registrations for Karima span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Georgia, California, New Jersey. On average, about 97 Karimas were registered per state.
Karima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Karima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karima?
We estimate approximately 1,389 people named Karima 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 246,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Karima a common name?
Karima is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,460 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karima most popular?
Karima reached peak popularity in 1979, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karima is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karima a female name?
Karima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karima Smith, Karima Johnson, Karima 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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