Karam
Karam was the 1613th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1375th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 268 places. More babies were named Karam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,613 boys, up 78 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024137 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,631babies recorded
Karam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,613 | 105 |
| 2020 | #1,691 | 93 |
| 2010 | #2,984 | 39 |
| 2000 | #4,690 | 16 |
| 1990 | #5,598 | 9 |
| 1980 | #5,904 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karam, counting every spelling?
Karam has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,512 for boys in 2025, against #1,613 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Karam?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karam (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Karam born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karam?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Karam are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Karam a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Karam by state
How common Karam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.9×), Illinois (3.5×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karam
How popular is the name Karam?
Karam was the 1613th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1375th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 268 places. More babies were named Karam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Karam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Karam in the US.
Where is Karam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karam was most common in Michigan (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Florida.