Askari
Boy · ahs-KAH-ree · Arabic
Askari is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “soldier”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Askari mean?
Arabic: Arabic, also used in Swahili
“soldier”
In East Africa askari was the word for local soldiers and guards serving colonial forces.
- Say it
- ahs-KAH-ree
Is Askari a girl's or a boy's name?
Askari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Askari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Askari, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Askari in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Askari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
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