girl's name

Karri

  • Origin Finnish
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 4,505

Scotland

#795

1998 births

Karri is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Karri is a name of Finnish origin.
  • Peaked in 1976, when 202 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1953.

Karri over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,692
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Karri by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 162
1960s 1,138
1970s 1,692
1980s 910
1990s 345
2000s 109
2010s 82
2020s (to 2025) 61

How popular is Karri?

In 2025, Karri was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Karri is used

Scotland #795 3 in 1998
England & Wales #7,110 3 in 2009
United States #11,812 14 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Karri

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Karri also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Karri

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Karri

How popular is the name Karri?

In 2025, Karri was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Karri a girl's or a boy's name?

Karri is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Karri most popular?

Karri peaked in 1976, when 202 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Karri a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karri currently ranks #11,812 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.