UK boy's name
Abdul-Karim
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abdul-Karim is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abdul-Karim popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 5 births.
This profile covers 14 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1998 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 14 living people in the UK are called Abdul-Karim. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abdul-Karim ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 5 boys were registered as Abdul-Karim.
- • About 14 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abdul-Karim as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2004
5 births
Estimated living
14
2026
Popularity
Abdul-Karim over time
The chart below shows babies named Abdul-Karim registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abdul-Karim, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abdul-Karim by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abdul-Karim was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4667 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2578 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2901 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Abdul-Karim: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abdul-Karim in the UK right now?
In 2019, Abdul-Karim was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Abdul-Karim most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 5 babies registered as Abdul-Karim in England and Wales.
How many people are called Abdul-Karim in the UK?
A total of 14 babies have been registered as Abdul-Karim across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.