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Origin & history of Cari1
Latin / Welsh roots
Cari comes from the Latin / Welsh tradition, meaning Charity, love / love, beloved.
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How popular is Cari?
1976
peak year
The name Cari reached its peak in 1976, with 541 registrations (ranked #380). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1941, roughly 35 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4979) today, averaging about 33 new babies per year. Cari's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 12,854 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
541
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #380)
(ranked #380)
33
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
330
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
12,854
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cari4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
C3
A1
R9
I9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Cari🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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