Baby name

Cari

Girl

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1976, with 541 births and the No. 379 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 95%, to about 30 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 9454. 35% of all babies named Cari since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

12,757births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 379rank at its peak, in 1976

Where babies named Cari are born

1976

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The darker the blue, the more common Cari is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Cari is most common in Iowa (2.1 times), Minnesota (2.1) and Wisconsin (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Kari 59,696
Cara 53,305
Cali 23,342
Mari 16,579
Cori 12,198
Carli 8,967

Names from the same era

Carey · Tameka · Maricela · Lakisha · Cori · Farrah

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