Karima
Karima is an Arabic given name. In Arabic, the meaning of the name Karima is "generous." Karima is the female form of the name Karim. It is a popular name in Arab countries.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Karima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karima is an Arabic given name. In Arabic, the meaning of the name Karima is "generous." Karima is the female form of the name Karim. It is a popular name in Arab countries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Karima
American parents first put Karima on the record books as a baby girl name in 1967, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 63 Karimas were born — ranking #1,731 that year. About 26% of every Karima on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Karima ranks #9,089 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Karima
Karima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Karima's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,638. Use the chart and map above to compare Karima'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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