Kari

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Kari is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 60,515 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 59,607 as girls and 908 as boys. Kari gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1975 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	154
2023	157
2022	161
2021	179
2020	178
2019	167
2018	165
2017	154
2016	114
2015	124
2014	116
2013	113
2012	122
2011	103
2010	119
2009	136
2008	142
2007	159
2006	171
2005	165
2004	149
2003	154
2002	237
2001	259
2000	299
1999	288
1998	360
1997	414
1996	545
1995	499
1994	646
1993	721
1992	834
1991	985
1990	1,117
1989	1,308
1988	1,508
1987	1,689
1986	1,613
1985	1,736
1984	1,828
1983	2,016
1982	2,236
1981	1,966
1980	1,782
1979	1,871
1978	1,987
1977	2,180
1976	2,200
1975	2,243
1974	1,821
1973	1,611
1972	1,568
1971	1,747
1970	1,690
1969	1,479
1968	1,523
1967	1,313
1966	977
1965	954
1964	1,101
1963	1,092
1962	970
1961	893
1960	754
1959	660
1958	489
1957	341
1956	243
1955	169
1954	123
1953	98
1952	65
1951	53
1950	30
1949	33
1948	23
1947	23
1946	22
1945	8
1944	10
1943	13
1942	5
1941	9
1940	11
1939	7
1937	5
1936	7
1934	6