Abdulkarim
ʻAbd al-Karīm is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, also a surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Karīm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the most Generous". It is rendered as Abdolkarim in Persian, Abdulkerim in Albania, Bosnia and Abdülkerim in Turkey.
Meaning & Origin of Abdulkarim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
ʻAbd al-Karīm is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, also a surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Karīm, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the most Generous". It is rendered as Abdolkarim in Persian, Abdulkerim in Albania, Bosnia and Abdülkerim in Turkey.
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The Story of Abdulkarim
Abdulkarim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 16 Abdulkarims were born — ranking #5,538 that year. As of 2026, Abdulkarim ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 206 Abdulkarims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Abdulkarim
Abdulkarim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 206 births in the dataset. Abdulkarim's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,538. Use the chart and map above to compare Abdulkarim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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