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Karee

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How to Pronounce Karee

Pronounced kah-REE /kɑːˈriː/Medium

Meaning: Karee is a phonetic respelling of Kari, the Scandinavian short form of Katherine, and cousin to Karen. Katherine's traditional meaning is 'pure', from Greek katharos. The doubled -ee ending marks Karee as a later-twentieth-century American variant that spells out its final stress.Low

In 30 seconds: Karee is a phonetic spelling of Kari, a short form of Katherine, 'pure'. The -ee ending sounds out the stress on the final beat.
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Origin LowEnglish, Greek
MeaningKaree is a phonetic respelling of Kari, the Scandinavian short form of Katherine, and cousin to Karen. Katherine's traditional meaning is 'pure', from Greek katharos. The doubled -ee ending marks Karee as a later-twentieth-century American variant that spells out its final stress.
U.S. rank (2019)#14649 ↘ Falling
2019 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1958
Total births (all-time)≈ 756
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 195819532019

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Karee is a respelling of Kari, the Scandinavian short form of Katherine, from the Greek for 'pure'. A later-century American variant, Karee stayed uncommon and reached its high around 1958.

It reads as a soft, breezy name, the rising final beat giving it a modern lilt. Recorded into the twenty-tens as a rarity, it keeps the gentle ease of its Kari root.

Did you know? Where the older Kari and Karen stress the first syllable, the respelling Karee nudges the accent to the end — a small shift the spelling makes clear.
Overall data confidence 50%
References — Karee — respelling of Kari; parent Katherine

Variations

KariKarrieKarie

Nicknames

Kar

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Kari— the name Karee sounds out phonetically
Karen— a close cousin from the same Katherine root
Carrie— a like breezy short-form girl's name
Marlee— shares the rising -ee ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Karee mean?

Karee is a respelling of Kari or a short form of Karen, from Katherine, meaning 'pure'.

How do you pronounce Karee?

It's said kah-REE /kɑːˈriː/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Karee a boy or girl name?

Karee is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Karee?

Karee has been an uncommon name, reaching its modest high in the late nineteen-fifties.

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