Given name

Careem

Careem is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Careem isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Careem through the years

Babies since 1880
164
164 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2021
12 babies
2025
8
#9,057 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+55%
Rising fast
02468198020002025Highest share 20214.7
Careem in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1975–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,057 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 153 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Careem, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ukrainian · Modern

Artem

“safe and sound”

29RareRising

>99% boys

Modern

Kawhi

19Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Kasden

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Kahzi

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

African · Modern

Kazi

“a hardworking man”

32RareRising fast

79% boys · 21% girls

Modern

Karlisle

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Carper

Carper is a surname.

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Careem’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Careem