Kahari
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ka-HAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,976 for boys
Kahari is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,976th for boys in the US (77 babies).
Where does Kahari come from?
Modern: probably a blend of Ka- and Khari
Is Kahari a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kahari has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls and 77 boys in the US.
How popular is Kahari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,976among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 77about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 143% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were named Kahari, making it the 1,976th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 110 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990. 25 girls were also named Kahari in 2025 (5,098th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kahari in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 83 boys in the US were given Kahari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,646, up from #1,976 for this spelling alone.
- Kahari 77
- Cahari 6
In 2025, 25% of the babies named Kahari in the US were girls.
Kahari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #1,976 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,576 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,634 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,108 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,979 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Kahari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kamari Armani Jakari Kash Krishiv Dakari Khamari Avi Bodhi Jahari Akari Jamari
Names related to Kahari
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kahari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kahari, updated 20 October 2026.