US rank #8551 Boys' name Peak 2018 206 births

Abdulkarim — #8551 US boys' name

206 babies named Abdulkarim in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s632010s912020s41
#8551
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Abdulkarim was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

16 babies were named Abdulkarim in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abdulkarim

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Abdulkarim between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abdulkarim currently holds the #8551 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abdulkarim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Abdulkarim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abdulkarim 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 206 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.

Abdulkarim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

206

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2018

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,551

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abdulkarim popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200419971990 6

Abdulkarim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
91 births that decade — 44% of Abdulkarim's all-time total
1990s112000s632010s912020s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abdulkarim?
206 babies have been named Abdulkarim since 1990. It currently ranks #8551 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 16 births.
When was Abdulkarim most popular?
Abdulkarim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Abdulkarim been used?
Abdulkarim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abdulkarim?
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.