Boy name
Kareem
Kareem holds the #701 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 383 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1977 (#367 nationally, 449 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1964. The name's biggest fan base is in Michigan (#330 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#701
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#367
in 1977 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
383
boys named Kareem
Kareem popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kareem is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Michigan (#330), Illinois (#375), New Jersey (#396)
Uniqueness score
47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kareem in the most recent year of SSA data.
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