Kareema

ka-REE-muh /kæˈɹiːmə/
girl 3 syllables rising

Kareema is a rare variant of Karma that peaked in 1984 and has since faded.

Kareema is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,075 for girl births in the United States (and #26,661 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kareema was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1984 (34 births).

About the name Kareema

Pronunciationka-REE-muh /kæˈɹiːmə/
#16,075U.S. rank among girls 2025
#26,661among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
34peak births 1984
1972first in SSA data

Names similar to Kareema

How popular is Kareema?

Girls named Kareema 5 in 2025
1972198019902000201020202025
Girls named Kareema per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kareema total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#16,075
201966#14,655
201799#11,138
201477#13,793
201366#15,551
201255#18,178
201199#11,668
20101111#10,110
20091616#7,877
20081212#9,770
20071313#9,274
20061111#10,236
200599#11,352
20041313#8,480
20031515#7,387
20021616#6,867
20011919#5,943
20001919#5,811
19991616#6,330
19981717#5,928
199725—#4,292
199623—#4,510
199529—#3,719
199429—#3,741
199323—#4,454
199233—#3,370
199119—#5,082
199030—#3,564
198923—#4,177
198823—#3,951
198715—#5,167
198617—#4,622
198521—#3,910
198434—#2,701
198321—#3,741
198223—#3,583
198127—#3,174
198023—#3,555
197920—#3,826
197820—#3,690
197715—#4,518
197617—#3,871
197518—#3,686
19749—#5,973
197310—#5,340
197211—#4,919