Name profile

Karim

A name meaning "generous, noble".

PronunciationArabic /ka.ˈriːm/; Persian /kæ.ˈɾiːm/; Tajik Persian /ka.ˈɾim/
Usage languagesArabic, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Persian, Tajik, Tatar, Uzbek
US rank (2025)#1,084

Meaning and history

Kärim is an Arabic name meaning “generous” or “noble,” derived from the root كرم (karuma), “to be generous.” In Islamic tradition, الكريم (al-Karīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 131 births, rank #1,273
2007: 119 births, rank #1,380
2008: 131 births, rank #1,325
2009: 153 births, rank #1,182
2010: 153 births, rank #1,179
20112011: 141 births, rank #1,235
2012: 155 births, rank #1,172
2013: 162 births, rank #1,119
2014: 180 births, rank #1,074
2015: 179 births, rank #1,089
20162016: 236 births, rank #911
2017: 193 births, rank #1,042
2018: 180 births, rank #1,092
2019: 192 births, rank #1,063
2020: 212 births, rank #999
20212021: 194 births, rank #1,089
2022: 328 births, rank #771
2023: 376 births, rank #706
2024: 305 births, rank #819
20252025: 198 births, rank #1,084

Karim moved from #707 to #821 for boys between 2023 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 2023, with 376 births.