Karim
Meaning
generous, noble
Famously borne by Karim Benzema.
Popularity, 1890–2024
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
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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