The baby name Karam is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-ram; IPA: /ˈkɑːrəm/ (Arabic often /ka.ram/).
The baby name Karam is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-ram; IPA: /ˈkɑːrəm/ (Arabic often /ka.ram/).
Karam is Arabic, Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Karam blends two venerable linguistic streams. In Arabic (كرم), it denotes “generosity, munificence, noble character,” a celebrated virtue in pre‑Islamic odes and Islamic ethics, and semantically linked to the divine epithet al‑Karim (“the Most Generous”). In Punjabi/Hindi/Urdu, Karam (from Sanskrit karma) means “deed, action, fate,” familiar in Sikh vocabulary and compounds. The name therefore carries connotations of both bountifulness and the fruits of one’s actions.
Used across the Arab world, the Levantine diaspora, and South Asian Muslim and Sikh communities, Karam appears as a given name and, especially in the Levant, a surname. Documented from medieval records through modern registries, it remains common yet timeless. Variants and related forms include Kareem/Karim (Arabic adjectival form), Karem (transliteration), Kerem (Turkish), and Punjabi compounds such as Karamjit and Karamdeep. Overall meaning: generosity; good deeds; destiny.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| SY | 0 | #77 | 3,198 | 11,684 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1,175 | 7,057 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| JO | 0 | #96 | 42 | 2,158 | |
| IQ | 0 | #99 | 31 | 3,533 | |
| KW | 0 | #101 | 16 | 5,216 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #103 | 1,121 | 10,655 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #104 | 8,440 | 15,035 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| OM | 0 | #116 | 6 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 3,473 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1,758 | 13,071 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #149 | 34 | 1,509 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #162 | 27 | 401 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #166 | 975 | 10,983 |
| AE | 0 | #167 | 11 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #176 | 183 | 7,570 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| PS | 0 | #180 | 39 | 5,692 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EG | 0 | #216 | 237 | 6,387 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| SA | 0 | #248 | 48 | 10,560 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| IL | 0 | #252 | 23 | 6,291 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #253 | 15 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #263 | 44 | 2,588 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| MA | 0 | #281 | 3,217 | 20,986 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| LB | 0 | #283 | 534 | 13,263 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #300 | 17 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| YE | 0 | #308 | 74 | 8,639 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #313 | 13 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #339 | 107 | 10,523 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #353 | 35 | 2,865 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #379 | 450 | 18,755 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #383 | 14 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #391 | 114 | 11,303 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #408 | 20 | 2,041 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #420 | 23 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #434 | 90 | 10,981 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| LY | 0 | #456 | 80 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #483 | 23 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #489 | 64 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #501 | 53 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #526 | 28 | 20,968 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #539 | 169 | 18,093 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #557 | 61 | 11,648 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #616 | 1,676 | 28,008 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #627 | 56 | 3,552 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #640 | 503 | 22,615 |
| TN | 0 | #646 | 188 | 13,765 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #682 | 16 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #714 | 168 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #744 | 219 | 14,742 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #756 | 137 | 7,044 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #797 | 207 | 16,750 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #803 | 149 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #815 | 138 | 5,697 |
| DZ | 0 | #846 | 338 | 20,130 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #848 | 83 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #848 | 88 | 25,931 |
| TR | 0 | #863 | 379 | 19,440 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 74 | 25,439 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,190 | 283 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
Karam is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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