Khari
Khari was the 1532nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 677th with 380 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7 places. More babies were named Khari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,532 boys, down 855 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 113boys
- Girls and boys
- 33% girls, 67% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020380 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,720babies recorded
Khari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,051 | #1,532 | 54 | 113 |
| 2020 | #1,284 | #677 | 174 | 380 |
| 2010 | #7,072 | #3,212 | 18 | 35 |
| 2000 | #6,655 | #1,502 | 16 | 81 |
| 1990 | #12,115 | #2,915 | 6 | 22 |
| 1980 | #11,195 | #3,034 | 5 | 15 |
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How popular is Khari, counting every spelling?
Khari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,442 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,532 for Khari on its own. Together these spellings went to 113 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khari | 113 | #1,532 | 1,219 |
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 Khari?
113 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Khari (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Khari 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Khari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Khari?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Khari are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 28. That makes Khari 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.
Khari by state
How common Khari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.5×), Louisiana (3.0×), Georgia (2.9×), South Carolina (2.8×), Alabama (2.7×). In 26 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 Khari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Khari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Khari
How popular is the name Khari?
Khari was the 1532nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 113 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 677th with 380 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7 places. More babies were named Khari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Khari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 33% girls, 67% boys given the name Khari in the US.
Where is Khari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Khari was most common in Mississippi (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.