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Karim Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Karim?

The uncommon name Karim was the 1,090th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Karim, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #861 in 1977.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 236 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Karim in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1956.

Approximately during the years 1961-1965, 1967-1976, 1994-1997, and 2013-2016, the name Karim took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1978-1982, and 1983-1986.

Where is the name Karim popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

Karim's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Karim has risen.

The name Karim is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Karim (Girl)Karim (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 179 1,090
2017 < 5 -- 192 1,045
2016 < 5 -- 236 910
2015 < 5 -- 179 1,090
2014 < 5 -- 180 1,076
2013 < 5 -- 162 1,119
2012 < 5 -- 155 1,177
2011 5 18,137 141 1,237
2010 < 5 -- 153 1,180
2009 < 5 -- 153 1,181
2008 < 5 -- 131 1,325
2007 < 5 -- 119 1,380
2006 < 5 -- 131 1,279
2005 < 5 -- 120 1,286
2004 < 5 -- 131 1,186
2003 < 5 -- 129 1,163
2002 < 5 -- 122 1,162
2001 < 5 -- 114 1,194
2000 < 5 -- 92 1,376
1999 < 5 -- 93 1,304
1998 < 5 -- 98 1,241
1997 < 5 -- 115 1,105
1996 < 5 -- 80 1,351
1995 < 5 -- 73 1,387
1994 < 5 -- 68 1,428
1993 < 5 -- 81 1,264
1992 < 5 -- 73 1,326
1991 < 5 -- 71 1,344
1990 < 5 -- 78 1,257
1989 < 5 -- 76 1,238
1988 < 5 -- 71 1,210
1987 < 5 -- 59 1,274
1986 < 5 -- 49 1,425
1985 < 5 -- 58 1,263
1984 < 5 -- 66 1,117
1983 5 11,021 62 1,149
1982 < 5 -- 56 1,249
1981 < 5 -- 70 1,088
1980 5 11,115 76 1,041
1979 11 5,917 76 1,021
1978 6 9,024 96 879
1977 < 5 -- 98 861
1976 < 5 -- 93 870
1975 10 5,723 74 956
1974 < 5 -- 39 1,379
1973 8 6,327 46 1,226
1972 < 5 -- 46 1,221
1971 < 5 -- 36 1,428
1970 8 6,044 23 1,873
1969 < 5 -- 18 2,013
1968 < 5 -- 13 2,392
1967 < 5 -- 10 2,690
1966 < 5 -- 17 1,928
1965 < 5 -- 20 1,793
1964 < 5 -- 10 2,752
1963 < 5 -- 16 2,078
1962 < 5 -- 12 2,444
1961 < 5 -- 5 4,364
1960 < 5 -- 9 2,973
1959 < 5 -- 9 2,931
1958 < 5 -- 10 2,723
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.