Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Khari

Gender Unisex · 29% girls Rank 2025 #1,532 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#1,532
among boys · ↓306 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
167
named Khari · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,116
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
554 babies
All-time total
6,720
#1,839 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Khari popularity over time

6,720 babies have been named Khari since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 10 285 295 30 – #1,170
1980s 37 100 137 14 -54% #2,968
1990s 131 958 1,089 109 +695% #852
2000s 170 576 746 75 -31% #1,436
2010s 838 1,248 2,086 209 +180% #789
2020s (to 2025) 768 1,599 2,367 395 +89% #677

Where Khari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 105 0.06 outside top 500
2027 98 0.06 outside top 500
2028 93 0.05 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 85 0.05 outside top 500

Where Khari is most popular

Boys named Khari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.141 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, 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 boys named Khari 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 36 0.634 +349%
Louisiana 44 0.430 +205%
Georgia 103 0.407 +188%
South Carolina 41 0.397 +181%
Alabama 42 0.384 +172%
Maryland 43 0.361 +155%
North Carolina 75 0.294 +108%
Arkansas 17 0.269 +90%
Virginia 50 0.264 +87%
Tennessee 43 0.238 +69%
Michigan 40 0.195 +38%
Florida 82 0.173 +23%
Ohio 44 0.166 +18%
New York 69 0.159 +13%
Missouri 19 0.137 ≈ national
Texas 117 0.133 -6%
Illinois 33 0.129 -9%
Pennsylvania 34 0.128 -9%
New Jersey 19 0.094 -33%
Indiana 12 0.075 -47%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -48%
California 52 0.057 -60%
Colorado 7 0.054 -62%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -64%
Arizona 5 0.031 -78%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Khari

Khari is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,532 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 6,720 American babies have been named Khari, about 71% boys and 29% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 554 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Khari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Khari?

The median living Khari is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 24. An estimated 6,600 people named Khari are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Khari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 54 #3,051 113 #1,532
2024 77 #2,376 164 #1,226
2023 130 #1,608 296 #829
2022 177 #1,332 315 #798
2021 156 #1,402 331 #757
2020 174 #1,284 380 #677
2019 231 #1,084 293 #789
2018 180 #1,276 217 #956
2017 168 #1,375 215 #966
2016 81 #2,334 169 #1,144
2015 41 #3,736 108 #1,525
2014 36 #4,148 74 #1,950
2013 28 #4,960 39 #2,927
2012 34 #4,340 50 #2,506
2011 21 #6,248 48 #2,569
2010 18 #7,072 35 #3,212
2009 14 #8,677 45 #2,731
2008 20 #6,698 51 #2,492
2007 16 #7,915 41 #2,898
2006 16 #7,686 54 #2,339
2005 19 #6,415 47 #2,453
2004 14 #8,039 57 #2,088
2003 13 #8,261 49 #2,220
2002 19 #6,017 64 #1,801
2001 23 #5,094 87 #1,436
2000 16 #6,655 81 #1,502
1995 12 #7,292 119 #1,021
1990 6 #12,115 22 #2,915
1985 – – 10 #4,216
1980 5 #11,195 15 #3,034
1975 – – 33 #1,579
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Khari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Khari?

The median living Khari is about 8 years old. Half of all living Kharis are between 4 and 24 years old.

How many people named Khari are alive today?

An estimated 6,600 people named Khari are alive in the United States, based on 6,720 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Khari in 2025?

Khari ranked #1,532 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Khari?

6,720 babies have been named Khari in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Khari most popular?

Khari peaked in 2020, when 554 newborns received the name.

Is Khari a boy or girl name?

Khari is used for both: about 29% of babies named Khari have been girls and 71% boys.

Is the name Khari rising or falling?

Khari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Khari become more popular?

Khari is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 85 boys named Khari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Khari

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