Jakari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-KAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #612 for boys
Jakari is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 612th for boys in the US (462 babies).
Where does Jakari come from?
Modern: Ja- prefix with -kari
Is Jakari a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 462 boys in the US.
How popular is Jakari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #612among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 462about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 462 boys in the US were named Jakari, making it the 612th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 882nd. It first appears in the records in 1979. 5 girls were also named Jakari in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had the most boys named Jakari of any year since it first appeared, in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Jakari in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 838 boys in the US were given Jakari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #397, up from #612 for this spelling alone.
Jakari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 462 | #612 |
| 2024 | 429 | #647 |
| 2023 | 399 | #680 |
| 2022 | 372 | #709 |
| 2021 | 298 | #814 |
| 2020 | 256 | #882 |
| 2019 | 242 | #908 |
| 2018 | 181 | #1,090 |
| 2017 | 176 | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,208 |
| 2015 | 137 | #1,297 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,436 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,387 |
| 2012 | 127 | #1,336 |
| 2011 | 151 | #1,173 |
| 2010 | 146 | #1,214 |
| 2009 | 130 | #1,331 |
| 2008 | 148 | #1,192 |
| 2007 | 129 | #1,323 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,294 |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,161 |
| 2004 | 123 | #1,229 |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,436 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,430 |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,425 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,537 |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,652 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,716 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,086 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
Names like Jakari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Armani Jamari Kamari Dakari Kash Bodhi Avi Arjun Jasiah Anakin Akari Amari
Other spellings of Jakari
Jacari Jakhari Jahkari Jakarri Jacarri Jhakari Jhacari Jakarie Jakaree
Names related to Jakari
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, “Jakari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakari, updated 20 October 2026.