Jakari
Jakari was the 613th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 462 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 686 places. More babies were named Jakari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it juh-KAR-ee /dʒəˈkɑri/
- Rank in 2025
- #613 boys, up 270 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 462boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025462 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,612babies recorded
What does the name Jakari mean?
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)
Jakari popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 300 since 1994, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #613 | 462 |
| 2020 | #883 | 256 |
| 2010 | #1,216 | 146 |
| 2000 | #1,546 | 78 |
| 1990 | #3,853 | 15 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jakari, counting every spelling?
Jakari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #478 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #613 for Jakari 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 Jakari?
462 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jakari (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jakari 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 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jakari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jakari?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Jakari are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Jakari a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jakari by state
How common Jakari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.2×), South Carolina (4.7×), Alabama (3.8×), Georgia (2.8×), North Carolina (2.7×). In 23 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 Jakari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jakari, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jakari · Sibling names for Jakari
Questions about the name Jakari
How popular is the name Jakari?
Jakari was the 613th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 462 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 686 places. More babies were named Jakari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jakari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jakari in the US.
Where is Jakari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jakari was most common in Mississippi (1.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Alabama.