Karam
Boy · KA-ram · Arabic
Karam is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “generosity, nobility”. In 2025 it ranked 687th for boys in the UK (58 babies) and 1,609th for boys in the US (105 babies).
What does Karam mean?
Arabic: Arabic; also a Punjabi name used by Sikhs
“generosity, nobility”
Arabic karam means generosity or nobility; the Punjabi name Karam can also come from karam, deeds, related to karma.
- Say it
- KA-ram
Is Karam a girl's or a boy's name?
Karam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 58 boys in the UK and 105 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #687among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 58 boys in the UK were named Karam, making it the 687th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th.
2025 had the most boys named Karam of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Karam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 7% of the babies named Karam in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 668th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Karam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #687 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 53 | #722 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2020 | 34 | #936 |
| 2019 | 34 | #951 |
| 2018 | 34 | #966 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 40 | #863 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,167 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 33 | #979 |
| 2011 | 37 | #878 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 33 | #842 |
| 2005 | 30 | #853 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Karam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,609among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 105about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 105 boys in the US were named Karam, making it the 1,609th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,685th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 137 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Karam in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #1,609 |
| 2024 | 137 | #1,371 |
| 2023 | 114 | #1,539 |
| 2022 | 91 | #1,792 |
| 2021 | 79 | #1,914 |
| 2020 | 93 | #1,685 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1,737 |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 109 | #1,518 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,012 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,870 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,152 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,423 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,436 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
Names like Karam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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