Kareem vs Karl

Side-by-side comparison of Kareem and Karl - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kareem

Boy name · Rank #675

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Name B

Karl

Boy name · Rank #1689

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Metric Kareem Karl
Current Rank #675 #1689
Total Births (all years) 18,161 100,836
Peak Year 1980 1960
Peak Year Births 459 2,594
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1964 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kareem Karl
1880s - 419
1890s - 589
1900s - 792
1910s - 4,694
1920s - 5,801
1930s - 7,723
1940s - 9,724
1950s - 18,731
1960s 18 21,179
1970s 2,967 10,623
1980s 3,066 9,371
1990s 3,168 6,111
2000s 3,122 2,800
2010s 3,382 1,625
2020s 2,438 654

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kareem Karl
2014 315 165
2015 334 184
2016 345 167
2017 352 141
2018 347 143
2019 386 145
2020 419 104
2021 382 115
2022 407 128
2023 442 101
2024 405 99
2025 383 107

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1964–2025.

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