US rank #2064 Unisex name Peak 2023 884 births

Kahari — #2064 US boys' name

884 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.

1990s1022000s1792010s2072020s396
#2064
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kahari was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

110 babies were named Kahari in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahari

The Social Security Administration has registered 884 babies named Kahari between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kahari currently holds the #2064 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 110 babies received it in a single year. Kahari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 81 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahari performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 396 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kahari shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kahari in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 884 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kahari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

884

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2023

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,064

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kahari popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
110
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941990 6

Kahari popularity over time — girls

81 total births recorded since 2016 (Kahari as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 81 births
46810121416 202420232022202120202019201820172016 7

Kahari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
396 births that decade — 45% of Kahari's all-time total
1990s1022000s1792010s2072020s396

Kahari by state

Where Kahari concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kahari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
98 11.1%
#2 Georgia
36 4.1%
#3 North Carolina
33 3.7%
#4 Florida
20 2.3%
#5 Texas
16 1.8%
#6 Mississippi
13 1.5%
#7 Ohio
13 1.5%
#8 South Carolina
12 1.4%
Illinois share of Kahari's total US births 11.1%
Even split

98 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kahari appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahari?
884 babies have been named Kahari since 1990. It currently ranks #2064 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 110 births.
When was Kahari most popular?
Kahari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 396 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kahari most popular?
The top states for the name Kahari are Illinois (98 births), Georgia (36 births), North Carolina (33 births).
Is Kahari a unisex name?
Yes, Kahari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 884 births, and as a girl's name it has 81 births.
How long has the name Kahari been used?
Kahari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kahari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlil, Kahmari, Kaheem, Kahleel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.