Girl name Scandinavian origin Christian tradition

Kari

KAR-ee · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pure, Norwegian form of Caroline or short for Karina
Language
Scandinavian
Culture
Scandinavian;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Scandinavian · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1841
2024 births109
Peak year1975
First appeared1934
Total US births59,607
1975 peak19341957197920022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KareKarry
Alternate spellings
KarryCarrieKerry
In other languages
Kari (Norwegian)

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Notable people named Kari

Kari Lake (politician)
Kari Wuhrer (actress)
Kari Byron (TV host)
Kari Jobe (singer)