How Many People Are Named Kareem Abduljabbar?

There are approximately 1 people named Kareem Abduljabbar living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kareem with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Abduljabbar. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Kareem

Last Name

Abduljabbar

Kareem: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kareem. The peak year was 1980 with 480 births. The average person named Kareem today is 28 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Kareem

In the 2020 Census, the first name Kareem was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (63.62%). The next largest recorded groups were White (23.80%) and Hispanic (5.48%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Kareem in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Kareem rose or fell over time.

White

23.80%

Black

63.62%

Hispanic

5.48%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.00%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.27%

Two or More Races

4.83%

Ancestry of the Abduljabbar Surname

The surname Abduljabbar was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Abduljabbar in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

62.67%

Black

15.20%

Hispanic

4.53%

Asian/Pacific Islander

10.93%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.27%

Two or More Races

6.40%

How we calculated this

The first name "Kareem" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Abduljabbar" appears at a rate of 0.13 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Kareem are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Kareem

Kareem Smith Kareem Johnson Kareem Williams Kareem Brown Kareem Jones Kareem Garcia Kareem Abdul

Other people with the surname Abduljabbar

Michael Abduljabbar Robert Abduljabbar James Abduljabbar David Abduljabbar John Abduljabbar William Abduljabbar

Kareem Abduljabbar: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Kareem Abduljabbar?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Kareem Abduljabbar are alive in the United States today. The first name Kareem is shared by 17,447 Americans, and the surname Abduljabbar is shared by 430.

How rare is the name Kareem Abduljabbar?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Kareem is uncommon and the surname Abduljabbar is very rare.

Is Kareem a male or female name?

Kareem is predominantly male, with 98.9% of bearers being male and 1.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1980 and the average bearer today is 28 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Kareem?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Kareem was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (63.62%). The next largest recorded groups were White (23.80%) and Hispanic (5.48%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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