Boys' name · since 1977
Karam
Karam has 1,631 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,617 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,631
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,631 babies have been named Karam since 1977, making it today's #1617 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karam has been recorded 1,631 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #1617 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,742 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,617 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,631 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karam ranks #3,742 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,617 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,631 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,617 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,631
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karam's 1,631 recorded births place it above 91.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Karam compares
1,631 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Karam's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,631 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karam's full recorded timeline at 2005, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 137 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Karam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (699 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Karam's strongest decade.
699 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Karam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 196
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
699 births
- 2020s
2020s
619 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 699 births (43% of all-time use).
How Karam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Karam's total volume
Karam by state
Where Karam concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 165 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 136 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 129 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 93 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 66 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 58 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 54 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 22 | 1.3% |
165 of 1,631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Karam appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karam's data
- Karam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (699 total births) through the 2020s (619) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karams (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Karam 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.