Makhari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,837 for boys
Makhari is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,837th for boys in the US (86 babies).
Where does Makhari come from?
Modern: spelling of Makari; modern coinage, perhaps from Makai or Kamari
Meaning borrowed from Makari.
Is Makhari a girl's or a boy's name?
Makhari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 86 boys in the US.
How popular is Makhari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,837th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 86 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 155% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 86 boys in the US were named Makhari, making it the 1,837th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. It first appears in the records in 2006. 5 girls were also named Makhari in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Makhari of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Makhari in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 348 boys in the US were given Makhari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #703, up from #1,837 for this spelling alone.
- Makari 257
- Makhari 86
- Makarri 5
Makhari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | #1,837 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
Names like Makhari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Akari, Dakari, Krishiv, Jakari, Jasani, Kamazi, Amiri, Bodhi, Azaiah, Kamari, Jasai, Eziah
Other spellings of Makhari
Names related to Makhari
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, “Makhari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makhari, updated 20 October 2026.