Abdul-Kareem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AB-dul-ka-REEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Abdul-Kareem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the + generous, noble”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Abdul-Kareem mean?
Arabic: Abdul + Kareem
“servant of the + generous, noble”
Joins Abdul (Arabic, “servant of the”) and Kareem (Arabic, “generous, noble”).
Meanings borrowed from Abdul and Kareem.
Is Abdul-Kareem a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdul-Kareem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdul-Kareem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Abdul-Kareem, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdul-Kareem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Abdul-Kareem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Abdul-Kareem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Abdullah, Zayd, Mustafa, Raheem, Musa, Amir, Zayaan, Ibrahim, Arham, Ahmed, Huzaifa
Names related to Abdul-Kareem
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Abdul-Kareem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdul-kareem, updated 20 October 2026.