Given name
Karimah
“one who is generous and noble”
Karimah is a variant of Karima. In Arabic use, Karima carries the interpretation “one who is generous and noble.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karimah 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
Karimah 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karimah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 588
- 0 boys · 588 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 524 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.
Karimah’s family of names
Karimah 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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