Kari Name Popularity
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How popular is Kari?
The uncommon name Kari was the 1,569th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.Kari, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #127 in 1976.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1975 with 2,220 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Kari in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1938.
Approximately during the years 1945-1963, 1965-1970, 1972-1975, and 1979-1982, the name Kari took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1988-1999, 2000-2003, and 2006-2011.
Sometimes the name Kari has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Kari popularity headed?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
Kari's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Kari has risen.
The name Kari is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Kari has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Kari (Girl) | Kari (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 137 | 1,569 | 26 | 4,027 |
| 2017 | | 131 | 1,643 | 22 | 4,524 |
| 2016 | | 100 | 1,986 | 13 | 6,514 |
| 2015 | | 114 | 1,824 | 10 | 7,758 |
| 2014 | | 111 | 1,831 | 5 | 13,048 |
| 2013 | | 113 | 1,811 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 111 | 1,821 | 10 | 7,836 |
| 2011 | | 89 | 2,148 | 14 | 6,096 |
| 2010 | | 114 | 1,800 | 5 | 13,282 |
| 2009 | | 129 | 1,712 | 7 | 10,429 |
| 2008 | | 135 | 1,660 | 7 | 10,473 |
| 2007 | | 150 | 1,532 | 9 | 8,571 |
| 2006 | | 165 | 1,382 | 6 | 11,349 |
| 2005 | | 159 | 1,361 | 6 | 10,791 |
| 2004 | | 143 | 1,437 | 6 | 10,665 |
| 2003 | | 146 | 1,377 | 8 | 8,233 |
| 2002 | | 227 | 975 | 10 | 6,799 |
| 2001 | | 253 | 897 | 6 | 9,918 |
| 2000 | | 293 | 783 | 6 | 9,708 |
| 1999 | | 283 | 781 | 5 | 10,774 |
| 1998 | | 349 | 661 | 11 | 5,652 |
| 1997 | | 408 | 570 | 5 | 10,036 |
| 1996 | | 540 | 464 | 5 | 9,780 |
| 1995 | | 489 | 502 | 10 | 5,710 |
| 1994 | | 633 | 398 | 13 | 4,668 |
| 1993 | | 709 | 360 | 13 | 4,586 |
| 1992 | | 822 | 327 | 11 | 5,062 |
| 1991 | | 974 | 289 | 11 | 4,937 |
| 1990 | | 1,107 | 256 | 10 | 5,193 |
| 1989 | | 1,299 | 205 | 9 | 5,388 |
| 1988 | | 1,496 | 187 | 12 | 4,047 |
| 1987 | | 1,671 | 167 | 19 | 2,777 |
| 1986 | | 1,599 | 170 | 12 | 3,761 |
| 1985 | | 1,721 | 166 | 15 | 3,145 |
| 1984 | | 1,816 | 156 | 12 | 3,568 |
| 1983 | | 1,998 | 145 | 17 | 2,738 |
| 1982 | | 2,220 | 136 | 16 | 2,910 |
| 1981 | | 1,954 | 145 | 12 | 3,511 |
| 1980 | | 1,769 | 158 | 14 | 3,177 |
| 1979 | | 1,852 | 153 | 19 | 2,513 |
| 1978 | | 1,968 | 137 | 18 | 2,525 |
| 1977 | | 2,164 | 130 | 15 | 2,842 |
| 1976 | | 2,182 | 127 | 19 | 2,379 |
| 1975 | | 2,220 | 129 | 22 | 2,090 |
| 1974 | | 1,805 | 153 | 16 | 2,512 |
| 1973 | | 1,601 | 172 | 10 | 3,328 |
| 1972 | | 1,561 | 186 | 7 | 4,206 |
| 1971 | | 1,732 | 179 | 15 | 2,505 |
| 1970 | | 1,667 | 194 | 23 | 1,872 |
| 1969 | | 1,471 | 213 | 8 | 3,452 |
| 1968 | | 1,512 | 204 | 10 | 2,825 |
| 1967 | | 1,303 | 226 | 10 | 2,689 |
| 1966 | | 971 | 267 | 6 | 3,720 |
| 1965 | | 948 | 282 | 6 | 3,724 |
| 1964 | | 1,092 | 273 | 9 | 2,960 |
| 1963 | | 1,083 | 275 | 8 | 3,189 |
| 1962 | | 961 | 298 | 9 | 2,945 |
| 1961 | | 881 | 311 | 12 | 2,473 |
| 1960 | | 749 | 351 | 5 | 4,326 |
| 1959 | | 649 | 377 | 11 | 2,601 |
| 1958 | | 478 | 433 | 11 | 2,576 |
| 1957 | | 335 | 523 | 6 | 3,773 |
| 1956 | | 238 | 622 | 5 | 4,203 |
| 1955 | | 169 | 730 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 123 | 856 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 98 | 960 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 64 | 1,188 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 53 | 1,282 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 30 | 1,745 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 33 | 1,643 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 23 | 2,043 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 23 | 2,067 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 22 | 1,995 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 8 | 3,523 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 10 | 3,042 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 13 | 2,633 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 5 | 4,977 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 9 | 3,126 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 11 | 2,646 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 7 | 3,612 | < 5 | -- |
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| 1937 | | 5 | 4,582 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 7 | 3,548 | < 5 | -- |
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