Over the past 110 years, 56 301 girls and 5 boys have been named Kari. The name Kari ranks 488th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kari in 1946. The peak of popularity of the name Kari came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.