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Karim

boy name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

generous, noble

Famously borne by Karim Benzema.

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karim peaked in the 2020s.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

666 people · the #10,968 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 34

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Karim living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 28 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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