The baby name Kari appears in baby name data for the United States from 1948 to 2024. It was most popular in 1982 with 2,814 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kari has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1952 | 24 |
| 1953 | 59 |
| 1954 | 82 |
| 1955 | 102 |
| 1956 | 216 |
| 1957 | 330 |
| 1958 | 475 |
| 1959 | 728 |
| 1960 | 835 |
| 1961 | 934 |
| 1962 | 1,046 |
| 1963 | 1,147 |
| 1964 | 1,150 |
| 1965 | 975 |
| 1966 | 1,001 |
| 1967 | 1,424 |
| 1968 | 1,801 |
| 1969 | 1,648 |
| 1970 | 1,941 |
| 1971 | 2,125 |
| 1972 | 1,837 |
| 1973 | 1,974 |
| 1974 | 2,201 |
| 1975 | 2,763 |
| 1976 | 2,660 |
| 1977 | 2,727 |
| 1978 | 2,447 |
| 1979 | 2,294 |
| 1980 | 2,075 |
| 1981 | 2,456 |
| 1982 | 2,814 |
| 1983 | 2,463 |
| 1984 | 2,113 |
| 1985 | 2,061 |
| 1986 | 2,016 |
| 1987 | 2,157 |
| 1988 | 1,958 |
| 1989 | 1,729 |
| 1990 | 1,294 |
| 1991 | 1,361 |
| 1992 | 924 |
| 1993 | 850 |
| 1994 | 747 |
| 1995 | 517 |
| 1996 | 609 |
| 1997 | 463 |
| 1998 | 351 |
| 1999 | 251 |
| 2000 | 238 |
| 2001 | 233 |
| 2002 | 186 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2004 | 102 |
| 2005 | 157 |
| 2006 | 134 |
| 2007 | 101 |
| 2008 | 105 |
| 2009 | 73 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 57 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 57 |
| 2015 | 84 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2017 | 114 |
| 2018 | 109 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 89 |
| 2020 | 102 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 121 |
| 2022 | 118 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 58 |
| 2024 | 14 |