Girls' name · since 1972
Kareema
792 babies named Kareema in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 792
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kareema is the #15316 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 792 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Kareema recorded 792 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #15316 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #8,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,316 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 792 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kareema ranks #8,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,316 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 792 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 792
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kareema's 792 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Kareema compares
792 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kareema's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kareema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 792 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kareema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kareema splits its recorded history at 1995: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kareema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kareema by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (244 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Kareema's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kareema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
227 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 244 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kareema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kareema's total volume
Kareema by state
Where Kareema concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 168 | 21.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 115 | 14.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 2.0% |
168 of 792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kareema's data
- Kareema's decade-level peak was the 1990s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kareemas (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kareema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kareema 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.