Boys' name · since 1975
Careem
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Careem, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Careem is the #9100 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 164 recorded since 1975.
Careem has 164 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9100 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #14,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,100 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 164 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Careem ranks #14,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,100 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 164 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Careem's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Careem compares
164 34th 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
Careem's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Careem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Careem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Careem's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Careem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Careem by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (48 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Careem's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Careem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 48 births (29% of all-time use).
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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, 1975–2025 (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 Careem 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.