Girls' name · since 1974
Karime
Karime has 2,581 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,581
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karime is the #3542 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,581 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Karime recorded 2,581 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #3542 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,542 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,581 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karime ranks #3,963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,542 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,581 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,581
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karime's 2,581 recorded births place it above 94.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karime compares
2,581 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Karime's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karime | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,581 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 218 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karime's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karime splits its recorded history at 2003: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 218 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karime popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 218
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Karime by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,461 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Karime's strongest decade.
1,461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Karime births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 183
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,461 births
- 2010s
2010s
610 births
- 2020s 270
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,461 births (57% of all-time use).
How Karime 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 Karime's total volume
Karime by state
Where Karime concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 809 | 31.3% |
| #2 | California | | 587 | 22.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 161 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 67 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 63 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 35 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 13 | 0.5% |
809 of 2,581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Karime appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karime's data
- Karime's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,461 total births); usage has since declined to 270 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karimes (809 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Karime: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
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, 1974–2025 (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 Karime 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.