Ikraam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ik-RAHM
- Origin
- Arabic
Ikraam is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “honour, generosity”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ikraam mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ikram
“honour, generosity”
Arabic verbal noun meaning 'honouring, showing generosity'; used for boys in South Asia and for girls in North Africa.
Meaning borrowed from Ikram.
Is Ikraam a girl's or a boy's name?
Ikraam is a boys' name.
How popular is Ikraam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ikraam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ikraam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Ikraam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Isaam, Hassan, Fahad, Azeem, Qasim, Saif, Usman, Habib, Salim, Asad, Naeem
Names related to Ikraam
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, “Ikraam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ikraam, updated 20 October 2026.