Karriem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kuh-REEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Karriem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “generous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karriem mean?
Arabic: variant spelling of Karim
“generous”
A variant spelling of Karim, the Arabic for generous, which is also one of the names of God in Islam.
Is Karriem a girl's or a boy's name?
Karriem is a boys' name.
How popular is Karriem in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Karriem in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karriem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,228 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,471 |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,485 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,473 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
Names like Karriem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kareem Adam Kody Keegan Ryan Brandon Cody Dylan Omar Jason Keenan Aaron
Names related to Karriem
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karriem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karriem, updated 20 October 2026.