Is Karimah a boy or girl name?

Karimah is a girl’s name. Of the 588 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Karimah

Recorded 1971–2022 · United States

Karimah was most popular in 1992, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,250 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 588 people named Karimah.

Karimah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karimah’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karimah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karimah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 588 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.

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