Girls name
Kari
Kari is a girls' name given to 56,729 girls in the United States since 1946, peaking in 1982 with 2,208 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 17th among girls names in North Dakota in 1973.
Which states favor Kari
Kari by state
Top states by all-time births named Kari. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 5,864 | #2471 (2023) |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5,058 | #697 (2008) |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3,529 | #775 (2007) |
| 4 | Michigan | 3,360 | #916 (2024) |
| 5 | Illinois | 3,110 | #1244 (2021) |
| 6 | Texas | 2,927 | #1973 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 2,747 | #842 (2025) |
| 8 | Washington | 2,394 | #1169 (2018) |
| 9 | New York | 2,281 | #1765 (2022) |
| 10 | Indiana | 1,849 | — |
| 11 | Iowa | 1,832 | — |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 1,489 | — |
| 13 | Florida | 1,416 | — |
| 14 | Oregon | 1,338 | — |
| 15 | Missouri | 1,143 | — |
| 16 | North Dakota | 1,059 | — |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1,045 | — |
| 18 | Colorado | 942 | — |
| 19 | Virginia | 829 | — |
| 20 | Nebraska | 810 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).