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How popular is the name Kari?
Births per year, rank history and how many Karis are alive today.
Kari (female) is a shortened form of the name Karen. Although Kari itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 5892nd as a registered name), most Karis are registered as Karen, which ranked 2440th in 2025 with 11 babies.
Most people called Kari are registered as Karen, and share that name's profile: the Karen you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Karens born in England and Wales are between 55 and 64, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. Only some Karens go by Kari.
How many babies are named Kari or Karen each year?
Combined registrations of Karen, Kari. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Karen rank as a registered name?
Where does Kari rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Kari short for Karen?
Yes - Kari is a shortened form of Karen. Karis are usually registered as Karen at birth.
When was the name Kari most popular?
The full name Karen peaked in 1964, when around 13,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Kari itself peaked as a registered name in 1998, with 7 babies.
How many people are called Kari?
There's no official count of people who go by Kari, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 200,000 people registered as Karen born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Kari.
How old is the typical Kari?
Most people called Kari are registered as Karen. Most living Karens are between 55 and 64; the most common age is about 62.
Is Kari becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.