girl's name
Chari
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 1,202
Chari is a girl's name. In 2020 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1960, when 41 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- First appears in US birth records in 1941.
Chari over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 75 |
| 1950s | 224 |
| 1960s | 315 |
| 1970s | 240 |
| 1980s | 216 |
| 1990s | 78 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 24 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 9 |
How popular is Chari?
In 2020, Chari was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Chari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chari
How popular is the name Chari?
In 2020, Chari was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Chari a girl's or a boy's name?
Chari is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Chari most popular?
Chari peaked in 1960, when 41 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.