Unisex name · since 1990
Kahari
961 babies named Kahari in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 961
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kahari is the #1989 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 961 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Kahari recorded 961 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #1989 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,989 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 961 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahari ranks #5,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,989 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 961 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 961
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kahari's 961 recorded births place it above 88.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Kahari compares
961 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kahari's all-time total is 160% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 961 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kahari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kahari's full recorded timeline at 2009, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 110 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kahari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kahari popularity over time - girls
106 total births recorded since 2016 (Kahari as girls' name)
Kahari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (473 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Kahari's strongest decade.
473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kahari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 179
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s
2020s
473 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 473 births (49% of all-time use).
How Kahari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kahari's total volume
Kahari by state
Where Kahari concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 106 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 42 | 4.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 40 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 12 | 1.2% |
106 of 961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kahari appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kahari's data
- Illinois records the most Kaharis (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kahari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.