Masculine dossier · first seen 1964

Kareem

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kareem
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1980

Peak rank proxy

459

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1964Peak 19802024

Peak year

1980

Decline from peak

12.2%

2024

403

All-time

17,776

Kareem has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1980, when 459 boys were named Kareem.

In 2024, only 403 boys were given the name.

Down 12.2% from its peak.

All told, about 17,776 Americans have been named Kareem and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1964.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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