Kerim

maleStatistical record

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

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

Kerim: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,188, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1188highest recorded position
5groupings 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	#1337
1997	#2022
1998	#1188
2000	#1703
2001	#2220
2002	#1799
2003	#2857
2004	#1410
2005	#1991
2006	#2282
2008	#1511
2009	#2318
2010	#1724
2011	#1788
2012	#1962
2013	#2216
2014	#1630
2015	#1786
2016	#2175
2017	#2172
2018	#3011
2019	#2266
2020	#3334
2021	#3017
2023	#3112
2024	#4270

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 26 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 #1337 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: #1188 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Kerim 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 Kerim in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	25	3 of 10	8
2000s	72	9 of 10	8
2010sbusiest	107	10 of 10	11
2020s	21	4 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

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

Kerim 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: #1188 in England and Wales in 1998.

Kerim'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	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3011	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2172	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2175	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1630	14	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1962	11	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1788	12	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1724	13	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1511	14	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1410	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1703	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1188	11	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1337	9	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 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,188, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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 →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 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.

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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.

Aqil · #1188, 22y
Enis · #1188, 27y
Ghulam · #1188, 29y
Joshan · #1190, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Aqil · #1188, 22y
Enis · #1188, 27y
Ghulam · #1188, 29y
Joshan · #1190, 28y

Kerim 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 Kerim without appearing here.

Kerim moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1630 and #4632.
Kelly Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3011 and #3011 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #2266 and #4702.
Kim Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2282 and #1892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1511 and #3687.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.

Moved ahead of Kerim

Hudson Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1799 and #2005 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #2857 and #1092.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #3451 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #1461.
Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2266 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #1935.
Matheo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2266 and #2488 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #2076.

Moved the opposite way to Kerim

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Kerim

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kerim went from #1337 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1188 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kerim

Kerim at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kerim by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Kerim at a glance

Kerim by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Kerim appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Kerim and the names beside it

Kerim moved ahead of

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