Karim is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “generous.” In 2024 it was given to 305 boys in the United States.
Karim belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “generous” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Karim first appears in Social Security records in 1957. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #705 in 2023, and in 2024 305 babies received the name — 6,688 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Karim means “generous” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Karim is a boy name. In 2024, 305 babies received the name in the US.
Karim comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Karim first appears in US records in 1957. Its best-ever ranking was #705 in 2023, and 305 babies were given the name in 2024.
Karim is pronounced /kəˈɹiːm/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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