Karim

“noble, generous”

Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Karim

Karim means “noble, generous” and is of Arabic origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1981.
Over recent years, Karim has been stable (−2.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Karim every 25 schools.

Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
586^th boys’ name58 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,930
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
570^th boys’ name202 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,091+10.4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
833^rd boys’ name879 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,849+9.3% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
720^th boys’ name9 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,980
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
767^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,562

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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