Kari is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Kari is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,087 among girls (90) and #4,470 among boys (23) — overall #3,263 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | #2,087 | #4,470 |
| 2024 | 154 | 154 | #1,845 | #2,853 |
| 2023 | 157 | 157 | #1,768 | #3,034 |
| 2022 | 161 | 161 | #1,631 | #3,657 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | #1,548 | #2,889 |
| 2020 | 179 | 179 | #1,471 | #3,375 |
| 2019 | 167 | 167 | #1,534 | #4,061 |
| 2018 | 165 | 165 | #1,560 | #4,055 |
| 2017 | 154 | 154 | #1,640 | #4,533 |
| 2016 | 114 | 114 | #1,979 | #6,531 |
| 2015 | 124 | 124 | #1,826 | #7,771 |
| 2014 | 116 | 116 | #1,832 | #13,078 |
| 2013 | 113 | 113 | #1,811 | — |
| 2012 | 122 | 122 | #1,816 | #7,846 |
| 2011 | 103 | 103 | #2,150 | #6,101 |
| 2010 | 119 | 119 | #1,803 | #13,289 |
| 2009 | 136 | 136 | #1,714 | #10,438 |
| 2008 | 142 | 142 | #1,660 | #10,482 |
| 2007 | 159 | 159 | #1,533 | #8,578 |
| 2006 | 171 | 171 | #1,384 | #11,355 |
| 2005 | 165 | 165 | #1,363 | #10,794 |
| 2004 | 149 | 149 | #1,439 | #10,673 |
| 2003 | 154 | 154 | #1,379 | #8,240 |
| 2002 | 237 | 237 | #976 | #6,802 |
| 2001 | 259 | 259 | #897 | #9,924 |
| 2000 | 299 | 299 | #783 | #9,713 |
| 1999 | 288 | 288 | #781 | #10,777 |
| 1998 | 360 | 360 | #661 | #5,653 |
| 1997 | 414 | — | #570 | #10,037 |
| 1996 | 545 | — | #464 | #9,785 |
| 1995 | 499 | — | #502 | #5,711 |
| 1994 | 646 | — | #398 | #4,669 |
| 1993 | 721 | — | #360 | #4,585 |
| 1992 | 834 | — | #327 | #5,064 |
| 1991 | 985 | — | #289 | #4,937 |
| 1990 | 1,117 | — | #256 | #5,192 |
| 1989 | 1,308 | — | #205 | #5,390 |
| 1988 | 1,508 | — | #187 | #4,050 |
| 1987 | 1,689 | — | #167 | #2,779 |
| 1986 | 1,613 | — | #170 | #3,764 |
| 1985 | 1,736 | — | #166 | #3,147 |
| 1984 | 1,828 | — | #156 | #3,573 |
| 1983 | 2,016 | — | #145 | #2,738 |
| 1982 | 2,236 | — | #136 | #2,910 |
| 1981 | 1,966 | — | #145 | #3,513 |
| 1980 | 1,781 | — | #158 | #3,178 |
| 1979 | 1,871 | — | #151 | #2,514 |
| 1978 | 1,987 | — | #137 | #2,526 |
| 1977 | 2,180 | — | #130 | #2,844 |
| 1976 | 2,199 | — | #127 | #2,378 |
| 1975 | 2,243 | — | #129 | #2,091 |
| 1974 | 1,821 | — | #153 | #2,512 |
| 1973 | 1,611 | — | #172 | #3,328 |
| 1972 | 1,568 | — | #186 | #4,206 |
| 1971 | 1,747 | — | #179 | #2,507 |
| 1970 | 1,690 | — | #194 | #1,874 |
| 1969 | 1,479 | — | #213 | #3,451 |
| 1968 | 1,523 | — | #204 | #2,664 |
| 1967 | 1,313 | — | #226 | #2,690 |
| 1966 | 977 | — | #267 | #3,725 |
| 1965 | 954 | — | #282 | #3,721 |
| 1964 | 1,101 | — | #273 | #2,965 |
| 1963 | 1,093 | — | #275 | #3,189 |
| 1962 | 969 | — | #298 | #2,946 |
| 1961 | 893 | — | #311 | #2,479 |
| 1960 | 754 | — | #351 | #4,333 |
| 1959 | 660 | — | #376 | #2,599 |
| 1958 | 489 | — | #431 | #2,578 |
| 1957 | 341 | — | #523 | #3,771 |
| 1956 | 243 | — | #620 | #4,206 |
| 1955 | 169 | — | #730 | — |
| 1954 | 123 | — | #855 | — |
| 1953 | 98 | — | #959 | — |
| 1952 | 65 | — | #1,181 | — |
| 1951 | 53 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1950 | 30 | — | #1,744 | — |
| 1949 | 33 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1948 | 23 | — | #2,043 | — |
| 1947 | 23 | — | #2,067 | — |
| 1946 | 22 | — | #1,994 | — |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,523 | — |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #3,042 | — |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,633 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,977 | — |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #3,126 | — |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,647 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,612 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,585 | — |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,548 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #4,053 | — |