Cari

A girls’ name of Turkish origin, meaning flows like water or flowing.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies

Cari by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Cari. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 541 babies in 1976, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cari. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Caradear or beloved85 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Caprifrom the island of Capri162 in the US (2017)
  • Corimaiden; form of Cora131 in the US (2017)
  • Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 in the US (2017)
  • Camidiminutive of Camilla; possibly attendant at religious ceremonies53 in the US (2017)
  • Carisgrace or kindness41 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Cari

Names that are said the same way as Cari, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Karipure; a form of Katherine153 in the US (2017)
  • Carriefree woman; a form of Caroline128 in the US (2017)
  • Karriedear one; a form of Carrie or Kara14 in the US (2017)
  • Kariepure; a form of Karen or Carey11 in the US (2017)
  • Kaurikauri tree of new zealand10 in the US (2017)
  • Cariea form of carla or caroline, free woman

Other names that mean water

Like Cari, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
  • Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
  • Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
  • Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Cari

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