Kariem
#12,943 most common boys' name of all time · #33,367 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1972–2025
Rank among boys
#12,943
Rank overall
#33,367 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
159
Since 2016
10
Peak year
1975 #3,063
Best rank
#3,063 1975
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Kariem first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,371 |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,532 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,997 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,922 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,119 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,032 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,378 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,580 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,471 |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,692 |
| 1988 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,109 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,840 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,837 |
| 1981 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,832 |
| 1980 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,807 |
| 1979 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,767 |
| 1978 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,908 |
| 1977 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,583 |
| 1976 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,243 |
| 1975 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,063 |
| 1973 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,454 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,416 |