Karri
Karri is a given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Karri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karri is a given name and surname.
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The Story of Karri
Karri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1953, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 202 Karris were born — ranking #723 that year. As of 2026, Karri ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 4K Karris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Karri
Karri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Karri's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #723. Use the chart and map above to compare Karri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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