Over the past 110 years, 5 boys and 56 301 girls have been named Kari. The name Kari ranks 13893th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kari in 2018. The peak of popularity of the name Kari came in the 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.