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The baby name Karem is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-rem (IPA: /ˈkɑːrɛm/); sometimes pronounced kah-REEM when used as a variant of Karim/Kareem.

Karem is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: KAH-rem (IPA: /ˈkɑːrɛm/); sometimes pronounced kah-REEM when used as a variant of Karim/Kareem

What is the meaning of the name Karem ?

The baby name Karem is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-rem (IPA: /ˈkɑːrɛm/); sometimes pronounced kah-REEM when used as a variant of Karim/Kareem.

Karem is Arabic in Origin.

Karem is a cross-cultural given name with several lineages. In Arabic, it represents a transliteration variant of Karim/Kareem (from karam, “generosity, nobility”), celebrated in Islamic tradition through al-Karīm, “the Most Generous.” Long used across North Africa and the Levant, it also surfaces in Turkish as Kerem - famous in the folk romance Kerem ile Aslı - though the e/a vowel shifts by region. Masculine variants include Karim, Kareem, Kerem; feminine counterparts appear as Karima and Kerime.

In the Americas, Karem is frequently a feminine spelling aligned with Karen, itself a Scandinavian short form of Katherine (Greek Aikaterine), commonly interpreted as “pure.” Thus Karem can carry either the virtue sense “generous” or the classical “pure,” depending on origin and family tradition. Related forms and spellings include Karen, Caren, Karin, Karina, Karim, Kareem, and Kerem.

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Karem – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HN 0 #22 1 704
EG Boys 0 #45 28,108 15,035
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
IQ 0 #119 11 3,533
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
PA 0 #130 9 3,797
EG 0 #138 569 6,387
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
PR Girls 0 #162 6 3,171
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
IQ Boys 0 #175 1,137 13,071
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
Sweden Boys 2019 #183 2 1,462
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
EC Girls 0 #223 17 3,650
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
JO Boys 0 #234 158 7,057
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
LY 0 #248 357 12,703
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
AF Boys 0 #271 4 3,535
SA 0 #275 21 10,560
PS Boys 0 #276 348 10,655
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
SY 0 #283 785 11,684
PE 0 #287 24 6,350
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
YE 0 #305 77 8,639
DK Boys 0 #326 7 7,401
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
Canada Boys 2017 #331 5 2,609
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
IL Boys 0 #333 322 10,983
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
CL 0 #342 71 6,867
France Boys 1988 #343 3 1,668
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
BO 0 #367 15 6,868
MX 0 #372 42 8,339
SD Boys 0 #379 67 10,523
EG Girls 0 #392 915 14,742
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PA Girls 0 #418 64 9,861
CO 0 #419 62 7,768
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
TN 0 #434 521 13,765
CL Girls 0 #440 528 14,098
IQ Girls 0 #447 58 11,303
BO Girls 0 #452 166 9,488
UY Girls 0 #468 43 6,731
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
KW Boys 0 #480 304 18,755
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
GT Girls 0 #490 16 7,500
KW Girls 0 #496 20 19,177
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
PE Girls 0 #506 575 14,861
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
IR Boys 0 #514 39 10,162
CR Girls 0 #519 14 11,342
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
BH 0 #539 15 17,937
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
LB 0 #543 116 13,263
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
AR Girls 0 #561 39 8,289
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
AE Girls 0 #592 6 20,968
IL Girls 0 #598 20 11,648
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
QA Boys 0 #634 74 18,093
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
CO Girls 0 #715 410 16,140
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
MX Girls 0 #749 522 17,781
BR Girls 0 #755 189 12,708
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
SA Boys 0 #799 1,096 28,008
OM Boys 0 #808 74 17,948
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
MA 0 #887 243 20,986
United States Boys 2016 #888 10 7,365
SA Girls 0 #888 48 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #905 26 5,610
United States Girls 2010 #916 7 9,789
AE Boys 0 #923 170 22,615
PE Boys 0 #923 4 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #924 29 5,697
Spain Girls 0 #928 56 5,561
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
DZ 0 #963 214 20,130
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,025 9 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,033 7 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,077 35 25,439
TR 0 #1,094 118 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,313 159 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,377 70 9,415

Karem is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Sweden
AE
AF

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People also ask about Karem

Karem is predominantly a boy's name.
Karem is a 2 syllable name, pronounced KAH-rem (IPA: /ˈkɑːrɛm/); sometimes pronounced kah-REEM when used as a variant of Karim/Kareem.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Karim, Kareem, Kerem and Kerim.
Across languages, Karem has these equivalents: Karima (feminine), Karam (Arabic, related meaning: generosity).
Yes — Karem ranked #183 in Sweden in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Karem ranks highest in Sweden (#183 in 2019).
Karem's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #859 in 2006 to #888 in 2016 in United States.