Karriem
The Story of Karriem
American parents first put Karriem on the record books as a baby boy name in 1966, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 48 Karriems were born — ranking #1,228 that year. About 50% of every Karriem on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Karriem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 512 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Karriem
Karriem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 512 births in the dataset. Karriem's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,228. Use the chart and map above to compare Karriem'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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