Fun Facts About the Name Abdulkareem
- 254 babies named Abdulkareem: U.S. records list 254 babies given the name Abdulkareem from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Abdulkareem Mean?
Abdulkareem is an English transliteration of the Arabic name ʿAbd al-Karīm (عبد الكريم), meaning "servant of the Generous." The first element is ʿabd (عبد), "servant" or "slave"; the second is al- (ال), the definite article "the"; and the third is karīm (كريم), "generous," "noble," or "bountiful." In this compound, al-Karīm is one of the names applied to God in Islamic tradition, so the full name means "servant of the Generous [God]." The spelling Abdulkareem joins the elements Abdul and Kareem, a common romanized form of the same Arabic name. Translations vary because karīm covers a range of related meanings, including generous, noble, and bountiful.
Abdulkareem Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Arabic theophoric pattern in which ʿabd ("servant") is followed by one of the names or attributes of God. ʿAbd al-Karīm is therefore a classical Arabic personal name, not a modern coinage. As Islam spread, the name was adopted in Arabic-speaking regions and among Muslim communities in Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Different languages produced their own forms and spellings: Abdülkerim in Turkish, Abdul Karim or Abdul Kareem in South Asian and English usage, and Abdelkrim in North African French-influenced spelling. The English spelling Abdulkareem is one of many romanizations; it differs from ʿAbd al-Karīm mainly in joining the elements and using English vowel letters. Notable historical bearers include the Sufi writer ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Jīlī (14th - 15th centuries).
How Popular is the Name Abdulkareem?
Abdulkareem has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2004. Its best rank was #5,494 in 2004.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,681 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,733 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,755 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,828 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,719 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #7,030 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,649 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #10,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #6,062 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,604 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,581 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #5,999 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #9,662 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #6,630 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #7,015 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,808 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,872 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,396 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,932 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,668 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #5,494 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #10,681 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,247 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,360 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #6,043 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,274 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #5,503 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,422 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,119 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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