Jahkari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-KAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,942 for boys
Jahkari is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,942nd for boys in the US (79 babies).
Where does Jahkari come from?
Modern: Jah- prefix with -kari, as in Jakari
Is Jahkari a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahkari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jahkari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,942nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79 about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 238% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the US were named Jahkari, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. It first appears in the records in 1998.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Jahkari of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Jahkari in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 838 boys in the US were given Jahkari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #397, up from #1,942 for this spelling alone.
Jahkari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Jahkari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasani, Jahari, Armani, Krishiv, Avi, Aarav, Akari, Bodhi, Kash, Kamari, Jamari, Dakari
Other spellings of Jahkari
Jakari, Jacari, Jakhari, Jakarri, Jacarri, Jhakari, Jhacari, Jakarie, Jakaree
Names related to Jahkari
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahkari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahkari, updated 20 October 2026.