Girls' name · since 1971
Karimah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 588 babies named Karimah, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
588 girls have been named Karimah since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karimah has been recorded 588 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2022.
- #10,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 588 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karimah ranks #10,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 588 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karimah's 588 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Karimah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karimah's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karimah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Karimah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Karimah's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Karimah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (31% of all-time use).
How Karimah 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 Karimah's total volume
Karimah by state
Where Karimah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
39 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Karimah's data
- Karimah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Karimahs (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Karimah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1971–2022 (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 Karimah 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.