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Karim

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #480 to #945.200020052010201520202025#480#945
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#564
1997#493
1998#490
1999#586
2000#480
2001#518
2002#524
2003#945
2004#599
2005#666
2006#793
2007#664
2008#728
2009#831
2010#878
2011#767
2012#671
2013#804
2014#659
2015#633
2016#774
2017#861
2018#675
2019#844
2020#699
2021#632
2022#524
2023#598
2024#519
2025#585

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 Norway in 52 of the 69 years from 1957 to 2025.

In 2025: #357 among boys in Norway, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #585 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1957–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #401 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1957–2025

    Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1957–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #585 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #314 in Norway in 2022.

Karim'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#58566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#51975HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#59861HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#52475HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#63258HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#69948HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#84436HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#67551HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#86136HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#77442HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#63355HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#65951HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#80438HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#67150HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#76740HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#87833HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#83134HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#72840HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#66443HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79332HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#66639HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#59940HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#94520HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#52440HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#51838HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#48041HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#58631HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#49040HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#49338HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#56430HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#3579HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#3659HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4665HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#31411HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4584HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4057HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#3749HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4267HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4337HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#36810HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4198HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4626HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4168HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4696HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4736HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4507HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4856HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5604HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5284HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3689HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5165HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5664HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4238HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5515HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4059HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5336HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5396HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5935HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5785HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4648HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4698HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5017HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5805HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5945HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5815HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4688HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4508HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5475HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#6064HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5924HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5365HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4746HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5015HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5354HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4506HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4875HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5104HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4296HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3627HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3866HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4015HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4986HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4796HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified

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

Where Karim is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Karim, between 1957 and 2025, in 59 of those 69 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2022England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2000Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200019572025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1957–202552#314 in 2022
England and Wales1996–202530#480 in 2000
Republic of Ireland2000–202515#390 in 2000

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (2000) than in Norway (2022).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1971; it appears again in 1976.

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What is known about Karim

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1957–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #314 in Norway in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.