Jabari
Jabari was the 1189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 172 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 609th with 393 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 241 places. More babies were named Jabari in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,189 boys, down 247 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 172boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006393 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,768babies recorded
Jabari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,189 | 172 |
| 2020 | #942 | 234 |
| 2010 | #866 | 243 |
| 2000 | #847 | 189 |
| 1990 | #907 | 129 |
| 1980 | #941 | 91 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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How popular is Jabari, counting every spelling?
Jabari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,084 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,189 for Jabari on its own. Together these spellings went to 183 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari | 172 | #1,189 | 1,084 |
| Jabarri | 11 | #7,371 | 41 |
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 Jabari?
172 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jabari (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jabari 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 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jabari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jabari?
About 9,500 people born in the US named Jabari are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 30. That makes Jabari 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.
Jabari by state
How common Jabari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.4×), Maryland (2.7×), Georgia (2.6×), North Carolina (2.1×), Tennessee (1.9×). In 28 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
These names rose and fell in step with Jabari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jabari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jabari
How popular is the name Jabari?
Jabari was the 1189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 172 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 609th with 393 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 241 places. More babies were named Jabari in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jabari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jabari in the US.
Where is Jabari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jabari was most common in Louisiana (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Georgia.