Khari
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Queenly: Joyful Song: Born To Rule And Bring Joy.
- Origin
- African
Khari Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,898 baby girls have been named Khari. The name peaked in 2019 with 231 US births that year (rank #1084). In 2024, ranked #2390 nationally — 1,306 places below its 2019 peak.
Top States for Khari
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Khari births are: Texas (158), Georgia (97), California (88).
Other African-Origin Names Like Khari
If you like Khari's African origin, consider these related names: Aamori, Abasi, Abayomi, Abba, Abdalla. Browse all African names →
5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Khari's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Khari
US Popularity History (2017–2023)
Annual US births named Khari by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2020 with 380 boys named Khari (boy rank #677 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2023, ranked #828 for boys (296 US births). That's 151 places below its 2020 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Khari Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Khari the strongest states are Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | #400 | 51 |
| 2 | South Carolina | #423 | 67 |
| 3 | Georgia | #487 | 214 |
| 4 | Alabama | #533 | 78 |
| 5 | Arkansas | #545 | 17 |
| 6 | North Carolina | #551 | 145 |
| 7 | Louisiana | #552 | 60 |
| 8 | Maryland | #596 | 63 |
| 9 | Virginia | #624 | 85 |
| 10 | Tennessee | #683 | 80 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #991 | 145 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #941 | 25 |
| 3 | Illinois | #912 | 42 |
| 4 | New York | #871 | 130 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #825 | 59 |
| 6 | Michigan | #805 | 82 |
| 7 | Florida | #803 | 179 |
| 8 | Indiana | #784 | 29 |
| 9 | Missouri | #759 | 41 |
| 10 | Ohio | #731 | 62 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Khari in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Khari to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Khari against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).