Kahari
The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals. The ward division does not always follow district boundaries.
Meaning & Origin of Kahari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals. The ward division does not always follow district boundaries.
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The Story of Kahari
As a girl name
American parents first put Kahari on the record books as a girl name in 2016, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 15 Kaharis were born — ranking #7,145 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 75% of all recorded Kaharis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,145 among girl names with 15 births, rising sharply (+86% over the past five years). In total, more than 110 Kaharis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kahari as a boy name dates back to 1990, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 110 newborns named Kahari — #1,573 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Kaharis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,654 among boy names with 103 births, rising sharply (+134% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Kaharis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kahari
Kahari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kahari's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,573. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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