Kari
Rank in 2025
#2076
recorded as girls
#4396
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
113
girls 90 · boys 23
Peak year
1975
2,221 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
60,627
since 1934
Born a Kari? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Kari was most popular in 1975, when 2,221 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 90 babies were named Kari, ranking #2076 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 2076 | 23 | 4396 |
| 2024 | 109 | 1840 | 45 | 2835 |
| 2023 | 116 | 1762 | 41 | 3005 |
| 2022 | 130 | 1621 | 31 | 3617 |
| 2021 | 136 | 1544 | 43 | 2862 |
| 2020 | 146 | 1468 | 33 | 3344 |
| 2019 | 141 | 1528 | 26 | 4003 |
| 2018 | 139 | 1554 | 26 | 3993 |
| 2017 | 132 | 1636 | 22 | 4466 |
| 2016 | 101 | 1972 | 13 | 6349 |
| 2015 | 114 | 1823 | 10 | 7491 |
| 2014 | 111 | 1830 | 5 | 12108 |
| 2013 | 113 | 1807 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 112 | 1807 | 10 | 7559 |
| 2011 | 89 | 2143 | 14 | 5945 |
| 2010 | 114 | 1794 | 5 | 12231 |
| 2009 | 129 | 1710 | 7 | 9864 |
| 2008 | 135 | 1657 | 7 | 9871 |
| 2007 | 150 | 1530 | 9 | 8173 |
| 2006 | 165 | 1381 | 6 | 10662 |
| 2005 | 159 | 1362 | 6 | 10151 |
| 2004 | 143 | 1436 | 6 | 9948 |
| 2003 | 146 | 1375 | 8 | 7831 |
| 2002 | 227 | 975 | 10 | 6522 |
| 2001 | 253 | 897 | 6 | 9243 |
| 2000 | 293 | 782 | 6 | 9112 |
| 1999 | 283 | 778 | 5 | 9912 |
| 1998 | 349 | 659 | 11 | 5466 |
| 1997 | 409 | 570 | 5 | 9265 |
| 1996 | 540 | 464 | 5 | 9015 |
| 1995 | 489 | 502 | 10 | 5501 |
| 1994 | 633 | 398 | 13 | 4537 |
| 1993 | 708 | 360 | 13 | 4447 |
| 1992 | 823 | 327 | 11 | 4872 |
| 1991 | 974 | 289 | 11 | 4760 |
| 1990 | 1,107 | 256 | 10 | 4993 |
| 1989 | 1,299 | 205 | 9 | 5165 |
| 1988 | 1,496 | 187 | 12 | 3915 |
| 1987 | 1,670 | 167 | 19 | 2725 |
| 1986 | 1,601 | 170 | 12 | 3653 |
| 1985 | 1,721 | 166 | 15 | 3070 |
| 1984 | 1,816 | 156 | 12 | 3459 |
| 1983 | 1,999 | 145 | 17 | 2676 |
| 1982 | 2,220 | 136 | 16 | 2831 |
| 1981 | 1,954 | 145 | 12 | 3412 |
| 1980 | 1,767 | 158 | 14 | 3098 |
| 1979 | 1,852 | 151 | 19 | 2465 |
| 1978 | 1,969 | 137 | 18 | 2473 |
| 1977 | 2,165 | 130 | 15 | 2791 |
| 1976 | 2,180 | 127 | 19 | 2329 |
| 1975 | 2,221 | 129 | 22 | 2065 |
| 1974 | 1,805 | 153 | 16 | 2459 |
| 1973 | 1,601 | 172 | 10 | 3223 |
| 1972 | 1,561 | 186 | 7 | 3963 |
| 1971 | 1,732 | 179 | 15 | 2464 |
| 1970 | 1,667 | 194 | 23 | 1847 |
| 1969 | 1,471 | 213 | 8 | 3314 |
| 1968 | 1,512 | 204 | 11 | 2576 |
| 1967 | 1,303 | 226 | 10 | 2611 |
| 1966 | 971 | 267 | 6 | 3537 |
| 1965 | 948 | 282 | 6 | 3537 |
| 1964 | 1,092 | 273 | 9 | 2854 |
| 1963 | 1,085 | 275 | 8 | 3044 |
| 1962 | 960 | 298 | 9 | 2848 |
| 1961 | 881 | 311 | 12 | 2409 |
| 1960 | 749 | 351 | 5 | 4038 |
| 1959 | 649 | 376 | 11 | 2530 |
| 1958 | 478 | 431 | 11 | 2506 |
| 1957 | 335 | 523 | 6 | 3552 |
| 1956 | 238 | 620 | 5 | 3942 |
| 1955 | 169 | 729 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 123 | 852 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 98 | 954 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 65 | 1178 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 53 | 1277 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 30 | 1720 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 33 | 1627 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 23 | 2008 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 23 | 2045 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 22 | 1970 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | 3388 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 10 | 2946 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 13 | 2558 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | 4622 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 9 | 3030 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 11 | 2572 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | 3429 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | 4255 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 7 | 3376 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | 3802 | <5 | — |
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Where Kari is most popular
- Ohio4.5×
- Georgia3.2×
- Pennsylvania2.3×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 98% · boys 2% across all years