Kareem Abduljabbar
There are approximately 1 people named Kareem Abduljabbar living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kareem with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Abduljabbar. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Kareem
17K
Alive today
Named Abduljabbar
430
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 17K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1980
Average age: 28
Top Census group: Black or African American (63.6%)
Estimated bearers: 430
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #58,437
Per 100K: 0.13
Top ancestry: White (62.7%)
First name trend
Kareem: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kareem. The peak year was 1980 with 480 births. The average person named Kareem today is 28 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kareem
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Kareem, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 63.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kareem described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Kareem at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American63.6% · 8,422
- White23.8% · 3,151
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 725
- Two or more races4.8% · 640
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 265
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 36
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Abduljabbar surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Abduljabbar, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Abduljabbar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Abduljabbar at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.7% · 235
- Black or African American15.2% · 57
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.9% · 41
- Two or more races6.4% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino4.5% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kareem has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0051% of the US population, based on 17,447 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Kareem right now.
The surname Abduljabbar appears at a rate of 0.13 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Kareem Abduljabbar. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Kareem
FAQ
Kareem Abduljabbar: questions and answers
How many people are named Kareem Abduljabbar?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Kareem Abduljabbar. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0051%) with the surname frequency (0.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kareem Abduljabbar?
We classify Kareem Abduljabbar as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kareem a male or female name?
Kareem is predominantly male. Out of 17,974 total SSA registrations, 98.9% were male and 1.1% were female. See the full Kareem profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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