Kahari
Kahari was the 1984th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1586th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,185 places. More babies were named Kahari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,984 boys, up 1,018 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77boys
- Girls and boys
- 14% girls, 86% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,067babies recorded
Kahari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,155 | #1,984 | 25 | 77 |
| 2020 | #12,764 | #3,002 | 7 | 39 |
| 2010 | — | #9,231 | — | 8 |
| 2000 | — | #5,182 | — | 14 |
| 1990 | — | #7,623 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Kahari, counting every spelling?
Kahari is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahari | 77 | #1,984 | 434 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kahari?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kahari (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kahari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kahari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kahari?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kahari are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 19. That makes Kahari a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kahari by state
How common Kahari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.2×), Georgia (2.9×), North Carolina (2.7×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kahari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kahari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kahari
How popular is the name Kahari?
Kahari was the 1984th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1586th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,185 places. More babies were named Kahari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kahari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 14% girls, 86% boys given the name Kahari in the US.
Where is Kahari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kahari was most common in Mississippi (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Georgia.