Girl
Kari
The name Kari carries the meaning "Scandinavian/variant of Carrie". It belongs mostly to the 1970s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 9 of the last twelve decades.
EtymologyScandinavian/variant of Carrie
Etymology"Free man" or "dear one"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
25
1940s
157
1950s
2,271
1960s
11,054
1970s
18,914
1980s
17,680
1990s
6,409
2000s
1,871
2010s
962
Peaked in the 1970s · 59,343 total U.S. births since 1900