US rank #7949 Boys' name Peak 2004 244 births

Abdulkareem — #7949 US boys' name

244 babies named Abdulkareem in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s622010s992020s42
#7949
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Abdulkareem was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

14 babies were named Abdulkareem in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdulkareem

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Abdulkareem between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdulkareem currently holds the #7949 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdulkareem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abdulkareem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdulkareem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abdulkareem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

244

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2004

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,949

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdulkareem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 20242020201620122008200219971990 5

Abdulkareem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 41% of Abdulkareem's all-time total
1990s412000s622010s992020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdulkareem?
244 babies have been named Abdulkareem since 1990. It currently ranks #7949 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
When was Abdulkareem most popular?
Abdulkareem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Abdulkareem been used?
Abdulkareem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdulkareem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abdullah, Abdiel, Abdul, Abdulrahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.