Masculine dossier · first seen 1957
Karim
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
376
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Karim
How many people are named Karim?
An estimated 6,704 living Americans are named Karim.
How rare is Karim?
Karim is uncommon among babies today, with 198 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 47.3% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Karim?
The median age of a living American named Karim is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 32 years old.
Is Karim still popular?
Yes — Karim is currently rising in popularity, with 198 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Karim most common?
Karim has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1957Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
47.3%
2025
198
All-time
6,886
Where it lives now
Karim is most concentrated in New York — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Karim is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.