Cari
Meaning
“A modern American respelling of Carrie or Kari, both used as pet forms of Caroline or Katherine.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cari peaked in the 1960s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
216 people · the #24,066 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 34
Among people named Cari living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cari
Most people given the name Cari in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Cari you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cari deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cari truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cari fits with your family’s names and surname.
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