MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Karam mean?
Punjabi karam includes kindness and also acts or deeds from the karma tradition. Arabic karam contributes a separate sense of generosity in Urdu.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
करम
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਕਰਮ
Conventional spelling
Arabic
كرم
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Karam in Indian usage
40,313 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (85.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,673 records (14.1%).
- Recorded as male: 34,640 records (85.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,469 |
| 1940s | 5,041 |
| 1950s | 6,127 |
| 1960s | 7,981 |
| 1970s | 7,452 |
| 1980s | 7,063 |
| 1990s | 3,523 |
| Other decades | 657 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 21,105 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,600 |
| Haryana | 4,432 |
| Jharkhand | 3,217 |
| Manipur | 1,419 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,239 |
| Uttarakhand | 857 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 764 |
| Rajasthan | 566 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 522 |
| Bihar | 490 |
| Delhi | 487 |
| Chandigarh | 271 |
| Maharashtra | 141 |
| Other states | 203 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Karam / M | 54 | 668 |
| Scotland | Karam / M | 4 | 647 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Karam ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Karam; Table_6, C676 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Karam; Table_6, C676
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Karam; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Karam; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: ਕਰਮ ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: كرم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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