Kari
#2,076 for girls in 2025, 90 births · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to girls 98.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1976 · 2,180 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 59,696since 1934
Kari over time
Rank among girls' names. Kari has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,076 | 90 | #4,396 | 23 |
| 2024 | #1,840 | 109 | #2,835 | 45 |
| 2023 | #1,762 | 116 | #3,005 | 41 |
| 2022 | #1,621 | 130 | #3,617 | 31 |
| 2021 | #1,544 | 136 | #2,862 | 43 |
| 2020 | #1,468 | 146 | #3,344 | 33 |
| 2019 | #1,528 | 141 | #4,003 | 26 |
| 2018 | #1,554 | 139 | #3,993 | 26 |
| 2017 | #1,636 | 132 | #4,466 | 22 |
| 2016 | #1,972 | 101 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #1,823 | 114 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #1,830 | 111 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #1,807 | 113 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,807 | 112 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #2,143 | 89 | #5,945 | 14 |
| 2010 | #1,794 | 114 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #1,710 | 129 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #1,657 | 135 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #1,530 | 150 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #1,381 | 165 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #1,362 | 159 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #1,436 | 143 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #1,375 | 146 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #975 | 227 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #897 | 253 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #782 | 293 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #778 | 283 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #659 | 349 | #5,466 | 11 |
| 1997 | #570 | 409 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #464 | 540 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #502 | 489 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #398 | 633 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #360 | 708 | #4,447 | 13 |
| 1992 | #327 | 823 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #289 | 974 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #256 | 1,107 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #205 | 1,299 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #187 | 1,496 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #167 | 1,670 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1986 | #170 | 1,601 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #166 | 1,721 | #3,070 | 15 |
| 1984 | #156 | 1,816 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #145 | 1,999 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #136 | 2,220 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #145 | 1,954 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #158 | 1,767 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #151 | 1,852 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #137 | 1,969 | #2,473 | 18 |
| 1977 | #130 | 2,165 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #127 | 2,180 | #2,329 | 19 |
| 1975 | #129 | 2,221 | #2,065 | 22 |
| 1974 | #153 | 1,805 | #2,459 | 16 |
| 1973 | #172 | 1,601 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #186 | 1,561 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #179 | 1,732 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #194 | 1,667 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1969 | #213 | 1,471 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #204 | 1,512 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #226 | 1,303 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #267 | 971 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #282 | 948 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #273 | 1,092 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #275 | 1,085 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #298 | 960 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #311 | 881 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #351 | 749 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #376 | 649 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #431 | 478 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #523 | 335 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #620 | 238 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #729 | 169 | — | |
| 1954 | #852 | 123 | — | |
| 1953 | #954 | 98 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,178 | 65 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,277 | 53 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,627 | 33 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,008 | 23 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
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| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | — | |
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| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Kari! It came in at #3,802, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1935, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Kari is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#64 · 1 in 233
- Minnesota#87 · 1 in 342
- Montana#110 · 1 in 360
- Washington#114 · 1 in 448
- Wyoming#125 · 1 in 418
Best ever in a state: #17 in North Dakota, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #64 | 28 | 1 in 233 |
| Minnesota | #87 | 113 | 1 in 342 |
| Montana | #110 | 18 | 1 in 360 |
| Washington | #114 | 62 | 1 in 448 |
| Wyoming | #125 | 7 | 1 in 418 |
| South Dakota | #136 | 13 | 1 in 544 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 62 | 1 in 713 |
| Iowa | #155 | 40 | 1 in 708 |
| Idaho | #180 | 9 | 1 in 703 |
| Utah | #199 | 13 | 1 in 815 |
| Nebraska | #215 | 13 | 1 in 1,137 |
| California | #218 | 158 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Kansas | #221 | 17 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Michigan | #233 | 59 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Oregon | #240 | 12 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Oklahoma | #269 | 13 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Colorado | #272 | 13 | 1 in 1,529 |
| New Mexico | #328 | 7 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Illinois | #339 | 39 | 1 in 2,734 |
| Arizona | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Missouri | #412 | 11 | 1 in 4,027 |
| Texas | #423 | 36 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Indiana | #431 | 11 | 1 in 4,537 |
| Massachusetts | #483 | 7 | 1 in 7,717 |
| New York | #551 | 27 | 1 in 6,221 |
| New Jersey | #591 | 7 | 1 in 8,389 |
| Ohio | #593 | 13 | 1 in 8,019 |
| North Carolina | #623 | 6 | 1 in 8,129 |
| Florida | #688 | 6 | 1 in 8,344 |
| Pennsylvania | #797 | 7 | 1 in 15,864 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kari
- 236 spots since 2024 (#1,840 → #2,076)
- 608 spots since 2020 (#1,468 → #2,076)
- 253 spots since 2015 (#1,823 → #2,076)
- Biggest jump: 224 spots in 1953 (#1,178 → #954)
- Biggest drop: 400 spots in 2003 (#975 → #1,375)
- Debuted 1934
- Peaked 1976 at #127 (2,180 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1953–2002
- Highest: 1 in 656 girls born in 1975 were named Kari (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,859 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #127 in 1976, was only 1 in 672 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 31.4% of all girls named Kari (18,753) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 25 | #3,376 (1936) | #3,716 |
| 1940s | 157 | #1,627 (1949) | #2,677 |
| 1950s | 2,238 | #376 (1959) | #866 |
| 1960s | 10,972 | #204 (1968) | #270 |
| 1970s | 18,753 | #127 (1976) | #156 |
| 1980s | 17,543 | #136 (1982) | #164 |
| 1990s | 6,315 | #256 (1990) | #460 |
| 2000s | 1,800 | #782 (2000) | #1,311 |
| 2010s | 1,166 | #1,528 (2019) | #1,789 |
| 2020s | 727 | #1,468 (2020) | #1,719 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kari in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 2,291 of them was named Kari, which outranked 95.9% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 177,016 of them was named Kari, which outranked 48.3% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,322Wilhelm13
- #2,322Worth13
- #2,322Zackery13
- #2,409Kari12
- #2,409Ace12
- #2,409Adell12
- #2,409Aden12
- #2,538Alaric11
- #2,538Alexandro11
- #2,538Alice11
Tied with 128 names at #2,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.