Abdikarim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-dee-kah-REEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdikarim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Generous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdikarim mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Abdulkarim
“servant of the Generous”
Somali form of Abdulkarim; al-Karim, 'the Generous', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Abdikarim a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdikarim is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdikarim in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdikarim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdikarim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
Names like Abdikarim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Abdulrahman, Abdullah, Abdullahi, Abdurrahman, Abdur-Rahman, Abdulmalik, Abdulaziz, Saif, Abdur, Abdul-Ahad, Abdul-Hadi
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdikarim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdikarim, updated 20 October 2026.