Is Kareem a boy or girl name?

Kareem is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Kareem?

The average Kareem alive today is an estimated 27 years old. People named Kareem were most often born around 1980.

When was the name Kareem most popular?

Kareem peaked in 1980 with 480 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Kareem have?

In one report's words: measured, smooth, composed. Kareem ranks #1964 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Kareem — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Arabic root meaning generous or honorable. The name first appeared in the record in 1964. It gained widespread national familiarity in the 1970s after basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar adopted it.

Also answers toReem

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1964–2025

SSA Data

1964 peak: 480 souls, A.D. 1980 2025

2025: 383 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

27 yrs

Most Kareems were born around 1980 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.

Peak Reign

1980

№373 that year

Generation

Gen Z, 28%

then Gen Alpha 27% · Millennial 27%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈18K ever born · now rising

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Kareem grew up with

SSA Data

mixtapes·mall arcades·the first Nintendo

Generation Distribution — Living Kareems

SSA Data

Gen X 18%Millennial 27%Gen Z 28%Gen Alpha 27%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Kareem peaked in 1980.

Estimated average age: 27.

What people think

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First Impressions

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The name reads as late-twentieth-century athletic history that settled comfortably into general rotation. It carries none of the dust of midcentury nursery names. A Kareem is rarely the oldest person in the room, with an average age sitting squarely in the late twenties. The name suggests someone who rarely has to repeat themselves twice.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name peaked in 1980 with 480 births, directly following the Los Angeles Lakers' championship run that spring.

Field Note 02

Unlike many sports-fueled names that spike once and vanish, Kareem distributes almost evenly across Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha.

Field Note 03

About eighteen thousand boys have received the name in the United States since its first appearance in 1964.

Notable Kareems

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbarbasketball player, b. 1947

Kareem Jacksonfootball player, b. 1988

Kareem Huntfootball player, b. 1995

Adjacent Names

Jamal · Malik · Tariq · Rashad · Khalil · Nasir

Ephemera — If Kareem were a…

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City

Inglewood, California

Color

Forum Gold

Job

Audio mastering technician

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