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Khari

Khari: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“charitable”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
KAH-ree · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (29% girls, 71% boys since 1880)

Usually derived from Arabic khayri, meaning charitable or good. It also appears in African American naming usage, sometimes with varied inspirations and spellings.

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How popular is Khari?

202472.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Khari in 2024240

2024 rank#1,223 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18806,550

Khari is rising: use over the last five years is 6.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Khari

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Alihigh, exalted · Arabic
  • Amiriprincely, of a commander · Arabic
  • IsaJesus · Arabic
  • IssaJesus · Arabic
  • RumiRoman; from Anatolia · Arabic
  • Samielevated, sublime · Arabic
  • Imanfaith · Arabic
  • MeccaMecca, holy city · Arabic

Khari questions

What does the name Khari mean?

Khari means "charitable". It comes from Arabic. Usually derived from Arabic khayri, meaning charitable or good. It also appears in African American naming usage, sometimes with varied inspirations and spellings.

Is Khari a boy or girl name?

Khari is used for both: about 29% of US babies named Khari since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Khari?

240 US babies were named Khari in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Khari?

Khari is usually pronounced KAH-ree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.