Khari

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Uncertain — An American name since 1971, popularly said to be a West African name meaning kingly

Boy's name · #1532 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

67% boys · 33% girls — Khari is also given to girls: 54 in 2025, about 33% in recent years. Khari →

Popularity over time

Khari's best rank, #677, came in 2020; it has settled back to #1532 today. Roughly 4,800 boys have been named Khari since 1971.

See where Khari is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Khari ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,359 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,810 in Canada (2022).

Among 27 notable people named Khari:

Sports figures appear 3.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer (born 1981).

Similar names: Kahari · Fox · Kacey · Ahmari · Pierson · Carver

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