Over the past 110 years, 23 girls and 13 922 boys have been named Kareem. The name Kareem ranks 12853th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kareem in 1972. The peak of popularity of the name Kareem came in the 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.