| Hassan | Karim | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Handsome, good | Generous, noble |
| Origin | arabic | Arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | HAH-sahn | kah-REEM |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1923 | 1957 |
| Peak year | 2025 (447) | 2023 (376) |
| In 2025 | 447 | 198 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hassan | Karim |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,183 | 1,613 |
| 2010s | 2,915 | 1,771 |
| 2000s | 2,497 | 1,242 |
| 1990s | 2,088 | 831 |
| 1980s | 1,311 | 646 |
| 1970s | 950 | 626 |
| 1960s | 281 | 132 |
| 1950s | 50 | 25 |
| 1940s | 20 | 0 |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 |
From Arabic حسن (ḥasan) 'handsome, beautiful, good', from the root ḥ-s-n which also gives husn ('beauty'). The sense spans moral goodness and physical beauty.
Karim means “generous” or “noble”; al-Karim is one of the names of God.
Hassan is more popular than Karim today: about 447 US babies were given the name Hassan in 2025, compared with 198 named Karim.
Hassan means Handsome, good (arabic origin), while Karim means Generous, noble (Arabic origin).
In US records, Hassan first appears in 1923 and Karim in 1957, so Hassan has the longer recorded history.