Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Generous: a friend. Feminine of Karim.
Generous, noble-born lady or daughter; feminine variant of Karim
Syllables
3
Pronunciation
k(a)-ri-ma
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #1750, 62 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #1719, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2689, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #126, 522 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1511, 21 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2014 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence