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Jakari

Boy

Meaning of Jakari: Modern American coinage

Jakari is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 617th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#617

467 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,612

First recorded 1979 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 38 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 42 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 68 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 84 babies20002001: 97 babies2002: 97 babies2003: 98 babies2004: 128 babies2005: 150 babies2006: 138 babies2007: 138 babies2008: 158 babies2009: 137 babies2010: 153 babies20102011: 159 babies2012: 139 babies2013: 130 babies2014: 131 babies2015: 147 babies2016: 165 babies2017: 190 babies2018: 190 babies2019: 252 babies2020: 274 babies20202021: 314 babies2022: 386 babies2023: 410 babies2024: 438 babies2025: 467 babies
US babies named Jakari per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 467.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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