Karam
Karam is a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Karam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karam is a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. People with the name include:
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The Story of Karam
Karam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 140 Karams were born — ranking #1,363 that year. As of 2026, Karam ranks #1,363 for baby boys with 140 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Karams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Karam
Karam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Karam's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,363. Use the chart and map above to compare Karam'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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