boy's name

Careem

kuh-REEM

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 164

Careem is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2021, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Careem Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Careem by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 14
1980s 6
1990s 15
2000s 39
2010s 42
2020s (to 2025) 48

How Popular Is Careem?

In 2025, Careem was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Careem

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Careem Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Careem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Careem

  • Pronunciation kuh-REEM

Sibling Names for Careem

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Careem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Careem

How popular is the name Careem?

In 2025, Careem was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Careem a girl's or a boy's name?

Careem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Careem?

Careem has 2 syllables.

When was Careem most popular?

Careem peaked in 2021, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Careem a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Careem currently ranks #9,364 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.