Boys' name · since 1957
Karim
Karim has 6,886 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,886
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karim currently ranks #1089 among boys' names in America, with 6,886 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Karim recorded 6,886 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #1089 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #1,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,886 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karim ranks #1,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,886 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,886
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karim's 6,886 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Karim compares
6,886 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Karim's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,886 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 376 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karim's full recorded timeline at 1991, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 376 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karim popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 376
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Karim popularity over time - girls
58 total births recorded since 1970 (Karim as girls' name)
Karim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,771 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Karim's strongest decade.
1,771 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Karim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 132
1960s
132 births
- 1970s 626
1970s
626 births
- 1980s 646
1980s
646 births
- 1990s
1990s
831 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,242 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,771 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,613 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,771 births (26% of all-time use).
How Karim 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 Karim's total volume
Karim by state
Where Karim concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,022 | 14.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 899 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 750 | 10.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 390 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 300 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 228 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 225 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 188 | 2.7% |
1,022 of 6,886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Karim appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karim's data
- Karim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,771 total births) through the 2020s (1,613) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karims (1,022 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 Karim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Karim 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.