Khari

#3,028 for girls in 2025, 54 births · #1,529 for boys in 2025, 113 births
Given to boys 70.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2020 · 380 births
Debut · boys
32 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,766
since 1971

Khari over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #1,083, 2019peak #677, 2020girlsboys
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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#3,02854#1,529113
2024#2,36277#1,224164
2023#1,603130#827296
2022#1,325177#797315
2021#1,398156#757331
2020#1,282174#677380
2019#1,083231#789293
2018#1,276180#954217
2017#1,373168#965215
2016#2,32181#1,141169
2015#3,70541#1,523108
2014#4,10336#1,94574
2013#4,88728#2,89539
2012#4,29634#2,48850
2011#6,14821#2,54748
2010#6,90418#3,18135
2009#8,45414#2,70245
2008#6,55920#2,46751
2007#7,73316#2,86841
2006#7,48216#2,31054
2005#6,24519#2,43347
2004#7,82814#2,07557
2003#7,99813#2,20649
2002#5,89719#1,79264
2001#5,00923#1,42987
2000#6,48716#1,49781
1999#8,22311#1,203106
1998#6,36015#1,039130
1997#5,41718#1,096115
1996#7,13012#1,18896
1995#7,04112#1,016119
1994#4,11525#849159
1993#7,03812#1,18589
1992#9,4918#1,38267
1991#6,97612#1,55755
1990#11,4096#2,86522
1989#9,6817#3,32517
1988—#5,2008
1987#8,7787#5,4597
1986—#5,3327
1985—#4,05210
1984——
1983#9,0156#3,88410
1982#10,5175#3,69211
1981#8,1287#2,89815
1980#10,3925#2,96515
1979—#2,89715
1978—#2,27920
1977#9,6525#1,64533
1976#9,2845#1,41140
1975—#1,55933
1974—#1,74727
1973—#1,40036
1972—#1,16349
1971—#1,52632
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five boys were named Khari! It came in at #1,526, and was given to 32 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1984, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Khari is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMNIllinois: #973 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,459 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedWIMichigan: #742 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,099 boysMINew York: #760 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,632 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedIAIndiana: #743 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,852 boysINOhio: #1,215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,462 boysOHPennsylvania: #780 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,363 boysPANew Jersey: #962 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,034 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,442 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 17,209 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #553 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,395 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedARTennessee: #596 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,551 boysTNNorth Carolina: #578 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,583 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #810 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,570 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedMSAlabama: #650 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,770 boysALGeorgia: #469 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,610 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Khari, so not publishedHITexas: #1,076 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 9,715 boysTXFlorida: #885 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,846 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Georgia#469 · 1 in 2,610
  2. Virginia#553 · 1 in 3,395
  3. North Carolina#578 · 1 in 3,583
  4. Tennessee#596 · 1 in 3,551
  5. Alabama#650 · 1 in 3,770

Best ever in a state: #195 in District of Columbia, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#469201 in 2,610
Virginia#553121 in 3,395
North Carolina#578141 in 3,583
Tennessee#596101 in 3,551
Alabama#65061 in 3,770
Michigan#74291 in 5,099
Indiana#74371 in 4,852
New York#760171 in 5,632
Pennsylvania#78091 in 6,363
Louisiana#81051 in 4,570
Florida#885141 in 6,846
New Jersey#96251 in 8,034
Illinois#97381 in 7,459
Texas#1,076181 in 9,715
Ohio#1,21551 in 11,462
California#1,442121 in 17,209
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Khari
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 305 spots since 2024 (#1,224 → #1,529)
  • 852 spots since 2020 (#677 → #1,529)
  • 6 spots since 2015 (#1,523 → #1,529)
  • Biggest jump: 336 spots in 1994 (#1,185 → #849)
  • Biggest drop: 397 spots in 2024 (#827 → #1,224)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 2020 at #677 (380 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 2017–2023
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,542
  • Highest: 1 in 4,542 boys born in 2020 were named Khari (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,116 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 33.6% of all boys named Khari (1,599) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1988
  • Mostly girls until 1987, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s285#1,163 (1972)#1,736
1980s100#2,898 (1981)#4,090
1990s958#849 (1994)#1,338
2000s576#1,429 (2001)#2,178
2010s1,248#789 (2019)#1,843
2020s1,599#677 (2020)#969

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Khari in 2018

girls
#1,276
180 births · 1 in 9,450 girls
boys
#954
217 births · 1 in 8,369 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #1,276Khari180

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #954Khari217
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 9,450 of them was named Khari, which outranked 93.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Khari
  1. #1,271Liah181
  2. #1,271Mariella181
  3. #1,271Tallulah181
  4. #1,276Khari180
  5. #1,276Kinsleigh180
  6. #1,276Nayla180
  7. #1,279Alaysia179
  8. #1,279Drew179
  9. #1,279Gwyneth179

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 8,369 of them was named Khari, which outranked 93.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Khari
  1. #950Reign219
  2. #952Jericho218
  3. #952Marcellus218
  4. #954Khari217
  5. #954Boden217
  6. #954Draven217
  7. #954Terrence217
  8. #958Camilo216
  9. #958Cedric216
  10. #958Idris216

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →