Khari
The Story of Khari
As a girl name
Khari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 231 Kharis were born — ranking #1,082 that year. As of 2026, Khari ranks #2,412 for girls with 75 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 2K Kharis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Khari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 32 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 380 Kharis were born — ranking #677 that year. As of 2026, Khari ranks #1,270 for boys with 156 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 5K Kharis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Khari
Khari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Khari's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #677. Use the chart and map above to compare Khari'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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