Kari

How popular is Kari in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 girls.

Half of all the girls named Kari in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2013, 73% of the babies named Kari in the UK were girls.

How popular is Kari in the US?

Rank in 2025

#2,076among girls

Babies in 2025

90about 1 in 18,000 girls

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 26% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 90 girls in the US were named Kari, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,468th. Its busiest year was 1975, with 2,221 girls. It first appears in the records in 1934. 23 boys were also named Kari in 2025 (4,395th for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kari than any year since 2011.

Half of all the girls named Kari in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 261 girls in the US were given Kari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #906, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.

• Kari 90
• Carrie 63
• Khari 54
• Kaari 22
• Cari 10
• Karri 8
• Karrie 7
• Karie 7

Girls were 98% of the babies named Kari in the US in 1956, and 80% in 2025.