By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal
footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.
Where Kari is most popular
Girls named Kari per 1,000 girls born in
each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.072 per 1,000.
Strongest in Ohio, Mississippi, and Georgia.
Vs national average well below below near national above well above no data
All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kari born
2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes
comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.
State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any
state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.
The story of Kari
Kari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,087 in 2025 with 90 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.
Since 1934, 60,627 American babies have been named Kari. Its peak came in 1975, when 2,243 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.
The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.
