What does the name Karim mean?

Karim (كَرِيم) means "Generous, noble". From the Arabic root ك-ر-م. Al-Karim is one of the names of Allah.

Is Karim a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Karim is an Arabic-Turkish name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Karim a boy or a girl name?

Karim is traditionally a boy's name.

Where does the name Karim come from?

Karim is an Arabic-Turkish name, built on the root letters K-R-M.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

كَرِيم

Karim

ka-REEM

“Generous, noble.”

About Karim

Karim is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "generous, noble", an Arabic-Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ك-ر-م. Al-Karim is one of the names of Allah.

Spellings of Karim

كَرِيم is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Karimthe spelling used on this page	66	1,540
Kareem	79	25
Kerim	5	230

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic · Turkish

Gender

Boy

Root letters

ك ر مK-R-M

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Karim is one such word.

How to say it

ka·REEM

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Karim

What does the name Karim mean?: Karim (كَرِيم) means "Generous, noble". From the Arabic root ك-ر-م. Al-Karim is one of the names of Allah.
Is Karim a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Karim is an Arabic-Turkish name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Karim a boy or a girl name?: Karim is traditionally a boy's name.
Where does the name Karim come from?: Karim is an Arabic-Turkish name, built on the root letters K-R-M.

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