Karri

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1976 · 202 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,493
since 1953

Karri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karri has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #723, 1976girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178#10,6956
2024#11,1228—
2023#12,1977—
2022#10,3839—
2021#7,63014—
2020#10,2509—
2019#9,11211—
2018#6,52118—
2017#10,6899—
2016#14,3316—
2015#11,8358—
2014#10,12910—
2013#14,5826—
2012——
2011#14,8246—
2010#12,2768—
2009#13,7047—
2008#10,80710—
2007#11,6309—
2006#9,28612—
2005#7,89114—
2004#9,89210—
2003#8,50512—
2002#8,28012—
2001#6,95615—
2000#10,7458—
1999#4,57624—
1998#6,36015—
1997#4,50823—
1996#3,56931—
1995#4,51822—
1994#4,01626—
1993#3,15836—
1992#2,61247—
1991#2,21559—
1990#2,10162—
1989#1,94366—
1988#1,96861—
1987#1,83863—
1986#1,69169—
1985#1,35097—
1984#1,36886—
1983#1,237102—
1982#1,058136—
1981#1,128122—
1980#1,216108—
1979#1,095125—
1978#995137—
1977#764197—
1976#723202—
1975#761186—
1974#882146—
1973#752184—
1972#823161—
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1970#860156—
1969#757177—
1968#794159—
1967#923123—
1966#1,07296—
1965#1,15685—
1964#977118—
1963#1,026108—
1962#1,081100—
1961#1,10199—
1960#1,28673—
1959#1,41757—
1958#1,55747—
1957#2,41622—
1956#2,92916—
1955#5,2086—
1954#5,7535—
1953#3,9559—
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five girls were named Karri! It came in at #3,955, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2012, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Karri is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedNHWashington: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,554 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,314 girlsMNIllinois: #901 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,041 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #534 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,760 girlsMINew York: #1,207 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,730 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedRIOregon: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedSDIowa: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,157 girlsIAIndiana: #463 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,915 girlsINOhio: #442 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,896 girlsOHPennsylvania: #797 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,485 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,260 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 13,597 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedCONebraska: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,011 girlsNEMissouri: #632 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,196 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #301 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsWVVirginia: #555 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,699 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedKSArkansas: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsARTennessee: #621 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,609 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #543 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,498 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedHITexas: #1,167 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,558 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Karri, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#301 · 1 in 2,055
  2. Nebraska#312 · 1 in 2,011
  3. Arkansas#363 · 1 in 2,166
  4. Iowa#379 · 1 in 3,157
  5. Oregon#397 · 1 in 2,455

Best ever in a state: #205 in South Dakota, 1979.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#30161 in 2,055
Nebraska#31251 in 2,011
Arkansas#36361 in 2,166
Iowa#37961 in 3,157
Oregon#39761 in 2,455
Minnesota#43761 in 4,314
Ohio#442181 in 3,896
Indiana#46391 in 3,915
Michigan#534121 in 4,760
Louisiana#54381 in 3,498
Virginia#55561 in 4,699
Washington#59451 in 4,554
Tennessee#62151 in 5,609
Missouri#63251 in 6,196
Pennsylvania#79771 in 9,485
Illinois#90181 in 9,041
Texas#1,16781 in 12,558
New York#1,20781 in 12,730
California#1,260111 in 13,597
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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 Karri
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 205 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #10,917)
  • 667 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #10,917)
  • 918 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 149 spots in 1967 (#1,072 → #923)
  • Biggest drop: 231 spots in 1978 (#764 → #995)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1976 at #723 (202 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 1967–1978
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,253
  • Highest: 1 in 7,253 girls born in 1976 were named Karri (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 37.7% of all girls named Karri (1,692) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s162#1,417 (1959)#3,319
1960s1,138#757 (1969)#1,017
1970s1,692#723 (1976)#840
1980s910#1,058 (1982)#1,480
1990s345#2,101 (1990)#3,763
2000s109#6,956 (2001)#9,770
2010s82#6,521 (2018)#11,589
2020s55#7,630 (2021)#10,417

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.

Karri in 1977

girls
#764
197 births · 1 in 7,782 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #764Karri197
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 7,782 of them was named Karri, which outranked 93.3% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karri
  1. #761Lourdes199
  2. #761Shante199
  3. #763Fawn198
  4. #764Karri197
  5. #764Candi197
  6. #764Hilda197
  7. #764Joey197
  8. #769Danette196
  9. #769Daniela196
  10. #769Deena196

Tied with 4 names at #764; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →