Bakari
Bakari was the 1729th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1657th; the most babies were born in 2025 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,360 places. More babies were named Bakari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,729 boys, up 964 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202594 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,687babies recorded
Bakari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,729 | 94 |
| 2020 | #2,693 | 46 |
| 2010 | #3,540 | 30 |
| 2000 | #3,308 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,318 | 30 |
| 1980 | #2,287 | 22 |
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How popular is Bakari, counting every spelling?
Bakari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,521 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,729 for Bakari on its own. Together these spellings went to 104 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakari | 94 | #1,729 | 343 |
| Bacari | 5 | #12,264 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bakari?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bakari (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bakari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bakari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bakari?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Bakari are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 7 and 34. That makes Bakari mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bakari by state
How common Bakari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Bakari
How popular is the name Bakari?
Bakari was the 1729th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1657th; the most babies were born in 2025 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,360 places. More babies were named Bakari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Bakari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bakari in the US.
Where is Bakari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bakari was most common in Maryland (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Georgia.