US rank #4397 Girls' name Peak 2004 2,538 births

Karime — #4397 US girls' name

2,538 babies named Karime in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s391990s1832000s14612010s6102020s227
#4397
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Karime was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

218 babies were named Karime in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karime

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,538 babies named Karime between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karime currently holds the #4397 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 218 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karime performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,461 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Karime shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 795 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Karime in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karime in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,538 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karime at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,538

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2004

218 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,397

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Karime popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
218
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Karime by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,461 births that decade — 58% of Karime's all-time total
1970s181980s391990s1832000s14612010s6102020s227

Karime by state

Where Karime concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Karime
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
795 31.3%
#2 California
578 22.8%
#3 Arizona
161 6.3%
#4 Illinois
67 2.6%
#5 Colorado
63 2.5%
#6 Florida
35 1.4%
#7 Georgia
26 1.0%
#8 New York
13 0.5%
Texas share of Karime's total US births 31.3%
Even split

795 of 2,538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Karime appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karime?
2,538 babies have been named Karime since 1974. It currently ranks #4397 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 218 births.
When was Karime most popular?
Karime was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,461 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Karime most popular?
The top states for the name Karime are Texas (795 births), California (578 births), Arizona (161 births).
How long has the name Karime been used?
Karime has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Karime?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.