Karam is a rare variant of Kareem that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Karam is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,613 for boy births in the United States (and #3,431 across all names), given to 105 babies. Karam first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2024 (137 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 137 | 137 | #1,375 |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | #1,541 |
| 2022 | 91 | 91 | #1,795 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | #1,923 |
| 2020 | 93 | 93 | #1,691 |
| 2019 | 90 | 90 | #1,745 |
| 2018 | 91 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 109 | 109 | #1,520 |
| 2016 | 71 | 71 | #2,021 |
| 2015 | 78 | 78 | #1,881 |
| 2014 | 63 | 63 | #2,166 |
| 2013 | 51 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 2012 | 56 | 56 | #2,313 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #2,459 |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | #2,984 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #3,875 |
| 2008 | 31 | 31 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #7,351 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #5,191 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #4,934 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #5,129 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #3,787 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #3,620 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #5,278 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #4,690 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #4,652 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,314 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,476 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,461 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,685 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #9,565 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,465 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #6,398 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,759 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,598 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,441 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,851 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,904 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,721 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #4,385 |