Nakari
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- na-KAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,035 for boys
Nakari is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
Where does Nakari come from?
Modern: modern US coinage
Is Nakari a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nakari has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 40 boys in the US.
How popular is Nakari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,035th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 352% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Nakari, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998. 16 girls were also named Nakari in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Nakari in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29% of the babies named Nakari in the US were girls.
Nakari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Nakari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Akari, Dakari, Makari, Tru, Jakari, Takari, Kairo, Rumi, Loki, Nekhi, Namari, Amiri
Names related to Nakari
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, “Nakari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nakari, updated 20 October 2026.