Is Kari a boy or girl name?
Kari is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 109 girls and 45 boys were named Kari, so 70.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 60,515 US babies named Kari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,846
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,841
- Babies named Kari since 1934
- 60,515
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 2,243 babies
Boys and girls named Kari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 1950s | 33 | 2,238 | 98.5% |
| 1960s | 84 | 10,972 | 99.2% |
| 1970s | 164 | 18,754 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 138 | 17,544 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 94 | 6,315 | 98.5% |
| 2000s | 71 | 1,800 | 96.2% |
| 2010s | 131 | 1,166 | 89.9% |
| 2020s | 193 | 636 | 76.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,846 | 109 | #1,841 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,029 | 116 | #1,767 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,654 | 130 | #1,630 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,889 | 136 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,371 | 145 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,057 | 141 | #1,534 |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,055 | 139 | #1,558 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,532 | 132 | #1,640 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,530 | 101 | #1,979 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,770 | 114 | #1,825 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,074 | 111 | #1,832 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,811 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,846 | 112 | #1,816 |
| 2011 | 14 | #6,100 | 89 | #2,150 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,288 | 114 | #1,803 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,438 | 129 | #1,714 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,482 | 135 | #1,660 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,578 | 150 | #1,533 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,353 | 165 | #1,384 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,794 | 159 | #1,363 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,672 | 143 | #1,439 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,239 | 146 | #1,379 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,802 | 227 | #976 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,924 | 253 | #897 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,713 | 293 | #783 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,777 | 283 | #781 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,653 | 349 | #661 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,037 | 409 | #570 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,783 | 540 | #464 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,711 | 489 | #502 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,669 | 633 | #398 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,585 | 708 | #360 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,065 | 823 | #327 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,937 | 974 | #289 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,192 | 1,107 | #256 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,390 | 1,299 | #205 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,049 | 1,496 | #187 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,779 | 1,670 | #167 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,764 | 1,601 | #170 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,147 | 1,721 | #166 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,573 | 1,816 | #156 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,739 | 1,999 | #145 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,909 | 2,220 | #136 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,515 | 1,954 | #145 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,177 | 1,768 | #158 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,514 | 1,852 | #153 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,526 | 1,969 | #137 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,843 | 2,165 | #130 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,378 | 2,181 | #127 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,091 | 2,221 | #129 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,513 | 1,805 | #153 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,327 | 1,601 | #172 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,206 | 1,561 | #186 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,507 | 1,732 | #179 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,874 | 1,667 | #194 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,451 | 1,471 | #213 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,665 | 1,512 | #204 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,690 | 1,303 | #226 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,724 | 971 | #267 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,721 | 948 | #282 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,963 | 1,092 | #273 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,191 | 1,084 | #275 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,948 | 961 | #298 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,480 | 881 | #311 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,333 | 749 | #351 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,600 | 649 | #376 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,578 | 478 | #431 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,773 | 335 | #523 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,205 | 238 | #620 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 169 | #730 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 123 | #855 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 98 | #959 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,181 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,281 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,744 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,643 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,043 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,067 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,994 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,523 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,042 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,633 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,976 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,126 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,647 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,612 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,585 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,053 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kari reached #1,874 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #127 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 Kari
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.