Boys' name · since 1966
Karriem
512 babies named Karriem in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 512
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karriem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 512 have been recorded since 1966.
Karriem has 512 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2021.
- #7,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 512 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karriem ranks #7,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 512 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 512
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Karriem's 512 recorded births place it above 82.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Karriem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karriem's full recorded timeline at 1992, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karriem popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2021
- Peak year (1975)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Karriem popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1975 (Karriem as girls' name)
Karriem by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (258 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Karriem's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Karriem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
258 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 258 births (50% of all-time use).
How Karriem 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 Karriem's total volume
Karriem by state
Where Karriem concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 62 | 12.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 61 | 11.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
62 of 512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Karriem's data
- Karriem's decade-level peak was the 1970s (258 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Karriems (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Karriem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1966–2021 (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 Karriem 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.