unisex name
Karime
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,886
Karime is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 90% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2004, when 218 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Karime started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Karime over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 39 |
| 1990s | 183 |
| 2000s | 1,461 |
| 2010s | 610 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 270 |
How popular is Karime?
In 2025, Karime was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Karime is used
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 Karime
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Karime also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karime over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Karime
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karime — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Karime
How popular is the name Karime?
In 2025, Karime was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Karime a girl's or a boy's name?
Karime is used for both girls and boys. About 90% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Karime most popular?
Karime peaked in 2004, when 218 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Karime a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karime currently ranks #3,520 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Karime originally a boys' or girls' name?
Karime was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.