Cari is an established variant of Carrie that peaked in 1976 and has since faded.
Cari is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,580 among girls (10) and #10,901 among boys (6) — overall #11,927 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #9,580 | #10,901 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #5,835 | #12,653 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | #4,895 | #9,055 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | #3,904 | #8,429 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | #4,037 | — |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | #4,468 | #7,116 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #5,648 | #8,322 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #4,909 | #12,483 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | #4,950 | #12,599 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #6,025 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | #5,156 | — |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | #6,028 | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #4,678 | — |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,135 | — |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | #4,707 | — |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #6,222 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,505 | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #5,602 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #6,367 | — |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #7,213 | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #5,631 | — |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | #5,242 | — |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #3,959 | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #5,487 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | 37 | #3,561 | — |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | #3,034 | — |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | #2,536 | — |
| 1998 | 61 | 61 | #2,313 | — |
| 1997 | 69 | — | #2,048 | — |
| 1996 | 99 | — | #1,577 | — |
| 1995 | 104 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1994 | 171 | — | #1,061 | — |
| 1993 | 169 | — | #1,078 | — |
| 1992 | 154 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1991 | 182 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1990 | 195 | — | #962 | — |
| 1989 | 245 | — | #797 | #7,077 |
| 1988 | 280 | — | #685 | — |
| 1987 | 273 | — | #676 | — |
| 1986 | 258 | — | #703 | — |
| 1985 | 274 | — | #661 | — |
| 1984 | 278 | — | #633 | — |
| 1983 | 297 | — | #597 | — |
| 1982 | 401 | — | #508 | #6,501 |
| 1981 | 485 | — | #447 | #6,405 |
| 1980 | 293 | — | #622 | — |
| 1979 | 355 | — | #540 | #4,913 |
| 1978 | 421 | — | #469 | — |
| 1977 | 471 | — | #439 | #5,965 |
| 1976 | 541 | — | #380 | — |
| 1975 | 519 | — | #393 | — |
| 1974 | 477 | — | #414 | — |
| 1973 | 407 | — | #451 | — |
| 1972 | 394 | — | #469 | #4,026 |
| 1971 | 436 | — | #463 | — |
| 1970 | 430 | — | #473 | — |
| 1969 | 420 | — | #470 | — |
| 1968 | 410 | — | #477 | #4,209 |
| 1967 | 331 | — | #522 | #4,035 |
| 1966 | 256 | — | #592 | — |
| 1965 | 226 | — | #653 | — |
| 1964 | 261 | — | #628 | — |
| 1963 | 247 | — | #649 | #4,119 |
| 1962 | 235 | — | #664 | — |
| 1961 | 196 | — | #742 | — |
| 1960 | 189 | — | #740 | — |
| 1959 | 159 | — | #812 | — |
| 1958 | 106 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1957 | 100 | — | #1,067 | #4,063 |
| 1956 | 67 | — | #1,273 | — |
| 1955 | 36 | — | #1,739 | — |
| 1954 | 27 | — | #2,030 | — |
| 1953 | 21 | — | #2,306 | — |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #2,589 | — |
| 1951 | 14 | — | #2,823 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,392 | — |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #3,212 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,326 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,490 | — |