Is Cari a boy or girl name?
Cari is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 5 boys were named Cari, so 80.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 12,854 US babies named Cari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,604
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,815
- Babies named Cari since 1941
- 12,854
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 541 babies
Boys and girls named Cari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 547 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 15 | 2,756 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 19 | 4,432 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 16 | 3,068 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,260 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
| 2010s | 19 | 252 | 93% |
| 2020s | 33 | 152 | 82.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,604 | 21 | #5,815 |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,048 | 27 | #4,894 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,422 | 38 | #3,901 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,034 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,110 | 30 | #4,466 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,318 | 22 | #5,641 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,478 | 27 | #4,906 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,595 | 27 | #4,949 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,025 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,155 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,026 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,674 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,135 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,708 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,222 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,504 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,602 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,366 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,213 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,631 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,240 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,959 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,487 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,561 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,034 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,535 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,312 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,047 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,577 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,061 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,079 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,146 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,012 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 195 | #962 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,076 | 239 | #797 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 280 | #685 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 273 | #676 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 258 | #702 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 274 | #661 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 278 | #633 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 297 | #597 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,502 | 396 | #508 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,406 | 480 | #447 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 293 | #622 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,913 | 348 | #540 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 421 | #469 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,963 | 466 | #439 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 541 | #380 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 519 | #393 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 477 | #414 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 407 | #451 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,025 | 387 | #469 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 436 | #463 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 430 | #473 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 420 | #470 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,209 | 405 | #477 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,037 | 326 | #522 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 256 | #592 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 226 | #653 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 261 | #628 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,120 | 242 | #649 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 235 | #664 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 196 | #742 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 189 | #740 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 159 | #812 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,008 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,065 | 95 | #1,067 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,273 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,030 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,307 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,589 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,823 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,392 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,212 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,326 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,491 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cari reached #4,025 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #380 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cari
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.