Kerim
Boy · keh-REEM · Arabic
Kerim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “generous; noble”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Kerim mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Karim
“generous; noble”
Al-Karim, 'the Generous', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
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- keh-REEM
Is Kerim a girl's or a boy's name?
Kerim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kerim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Kerim, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kerim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Kerim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Kerim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Kerim, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Kerim in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kerim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
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