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What does Kareem mean?
Kareem 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced kah-REEM. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Kareem is "generous, giving". The Koran lists generosity as one of the 99 qualities of God. Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
STARTS WITH Ka-
Variations
FEMININE FORM Karima
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kareem Benito (K.B.), ..
How popular is Kareem?
Kareem is a somewhat popular first name for men (#858 out of 1220, Top 70%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#44895 out of 150436, Top 30%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kareem was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #466 in the U.S. then, and is currently at #693. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Karam (#1717 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Karim (#1090) are the prominent varying forms of Kareem (#693) listed in the Top 2000. These relations of Kareem were at the top of their popularity 1 year ago (USAGE OF 0.04%) and have remained as common to this day (USAGE 0.03%, ▼3.1%). Kareem is a constant favorite.
Similar Names
Kareem▲ is alike in pronunciation to Kerem. Other recommended sound-alike names are Faheem, Fareed, Hakeem▲, Jakeem, Kadeem▼, Kadeen, Kadeer, Kairne, Kaleel, Kameel, Karel, Karle, Karmel, Karmen, Karmi, Karney, Karny (see Kearney), Karrel, Kasee, Kaseem, Kearne, Kearney, Khadeem, Kirwen, Koren, Kram, Nadeem, Naeem, Raheem▼, Saleem, Sareek, Sareeq (see Saarik) and Tareek. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kareem.
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