Abdul-Kareem

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Abdul-Kareem: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Abdul-Kareem: Recorded since 1996, it reached #2,125 in 2021, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#2125highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
2003	#2857
2006	#4052
2008	#2775
2011	#2892
2014	#2690
2016	#3079
2017	#3996
2018	#3959
2019	#3411
2020	#2682
2021	#2125
2022	#3449
2023	#2325
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2125 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Abdul-Kareem by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Abdul-Kareem in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	13	3 of 10	4
2010s	32	6 of 10	5
2020sbusiest	34	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Abdul-Kareem appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2125 in England and Wales in 2021.

Abdul-Kareem's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2325	9	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#4052	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 15 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,125, first reached in 2021.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2021.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 6 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
9 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
6 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2021Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Araz · #2125, 14y
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Krishav · #2125, 11y
Layke · #2125, 10y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Haziq · #2125, 25y
Azam · #2126, 18y
Jian · #2126, 21y
Alice-Rose · #2120, 14y

Abdul-Kareem and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Abdul-Kareem without appearing here.

Abdul-Kareem moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #4991.
Brooke Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2775 and #1596 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #2892 and #4647.
Graeme Compare
In 2010 they stood at #4052 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #2892 and #4647.
Shannon Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4052 and #4052 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #2775 and #4432.

Moved ahead of Abdul-Kareem

Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #3112 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Gunnar Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2690 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #3079 and #2556.
Isak Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2125 and #3451 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #3449.

Moved the opposite way to Abdul-Kareem

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Abdul-Kareem

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Abdul-Kareem went from #2863 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2125 in England and Wales in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Abdul-Kareem

Abdul-Kareem at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Abdul-Kareem by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Abdul-Kareem appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Abdul-Kareem at a glance

Abdul-Kareem by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Abdul-Kareem and the names beside it

Abdul-Kareem moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Abdul-Kareem

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