Given name
Kareema
“one who is generous and noble”
Kareema is a variant of Karima. In Arabic use, Karima carries the interpretation “one who is generous and noble.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kareema is a variant of Karima. In Arabic use, Karima carries the interpretation “one who is generous and noble.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kareema connects to the Karim name family through Karima. An origin associated with Karim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kareema through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 792
- 0 boys · 792 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,075 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,075 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 781 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.
Kareema’s family of names
Kareema has a related form in Karima.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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