Jacari
Jacari was the 1665th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1193rd with 168 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 168 places. More babies were named Jacari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jakari) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,665 boys, down 25 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 100boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,935babies recorded
What does the name Jacari mean?
Jacari is a spelling of Jakari, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jakari's meaning and origin.
Jakari is a modern American boys' name, recorded from 1979. We found no dictionary that documents it. It looks like a blend of the sound Ja- (as in Jamal or Jamari) with an ending like that of Zakari or Kari, but no source confirms its formation. US records show it most often in recent years. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern coinage.
Related names: Jakai, Jamari, Zakari.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jamari' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Jacari popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 102 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,665 | 100 |
| 2020 | #1,640 | 98 |
| 2010 | #1,602 | 98 |
| 2000 | #1,978 | 52 |
| 1990 | #5,143 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacari, counting every spelling?
Jacari is a spelling of Jakari, a name family that ranked #478 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,665 for Jacari on its own. Together these spellings went to 641 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakari | 462 | #613 | 1,960 |
| Jacari | 100 | #1,665 | 698 |
| Jakarri | 34 | #3,402 | 124 |
| Jacarri | 25 | #4,183 | 117 |
| Jakarie | 13 | #6,608 | 59 |
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 Jacari?
100 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacari (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jacari 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 84 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacari?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Jacari are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Jacari 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.
Jacari by state
How common Jacari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.4×), South Carolina (3.2×), Alabama (2.6×), Georgia (2.6×), Michigan (2.2×). In 29 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 Jacari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacari
How popular is the name Jacari?
Jacari was the 1665th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1193rd with 168 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 168 places. More babies were named Jacari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jacari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jacari in the US.
Where is Jacari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacari was most common in Mississippi (0.35 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Alabama.