Boys' name · since 1990
Abdulkareem
Abdulkareem has 254 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Abdulkareem is the #7916 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 254 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Abdulkareem recorded 254 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #7916 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #11,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 254 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abdulkareem ranks #11,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 254 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abdulkareem's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Abdulkareem compares
254 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abdulkareem's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abdulkareem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 254 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abdulkareem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abdulkareem's full recorded timeline at 2011, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abdulkareem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Abdulkareem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Abdulkareem's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Abdulkareem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Abdulkareem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abdulkareem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abdulkareem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.