Name Legacy

Karima

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Karima was most popular in 1979, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,752 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,474 people named Karima.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#2,752
Births that year63
Total since 18801,474
Given to100% girls

Karima over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Karima’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karima a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karima is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,474 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Karima

Where Karima is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org