Khari
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KAR-ee
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,529 for boys
Khari is a name. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 1,529th for boys in the US (113 babies).
Where does Khari come from?
Origin uncertain
Is Khari a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Khari has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 54 girls and 113 boys in the US.
How popular is Khari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Khari, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Khari in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 20% of the babies named Khari in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Khari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Khari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,529among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 113about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 113 boys in the US were named Khari, making it the 1,529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 677th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 380 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 54 girls were also named Khari in 2025 (3,028th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Khari than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Khari in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 141 boys in the US were given Khari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,214, up from #1,529 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 11% of the babies named Khari in the US in 1976, and 32% in 2025.
Khari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1,529 |
| 2024 | 164 | #1,224 |
| 2023 | 296 | #827 |
| 2022 | 315 | #797 |
| 2021 | 331 | #757 |
| 2020 | 380 | #677 |
| 2019 | 293 | #789 |
| 2018 | 217 | #954 |
| 2017 | 215 | #965 |
| 2016 | 169 | #1,141 |
| 2015 | 108 | #1,523 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,944 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,487 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,466 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,309 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,429 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,789 |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,425 |
| 2000 | 81 | #1,493 |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,201 |
| 1998 | 130 | #1,036 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,093 |
| 1996 | 96 | #1,186 |
| 1995 | 119 | #1,013 |
| 1994 | 159 | #846 |
| 1993 | 89 | #1,181 |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,377 |
| 1991 | 55 | #1,551 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 40 | #1,411 |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,558 |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,747 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,163 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,525 |
Names like Khari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi Muhammad Yusuf Musa Yahya Sami Amir Khalid Hamza Ibrahim Rafi Avi
Other spellings of Khari
Names related to Khari
Kairi Khaira Khairah Kiari Khiara Khairo Kyari Kahari Kaori Khori Keari
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Khari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khari, updated 20 October 2026.