Bakari Boy
How popular is Bakari?
#1,728 boy name in 2025
94 baby boys were named Bakari in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
Bakari popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,728 for boys (▲ 150 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 94 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+276% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (94 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,652 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bakari counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bakari family of names ranked #1,403 for boys in 2025 (#1,521 the year before), with 104 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bakari | 94 | 90% |
| Bakary | 5 | 5% |
| Bacari | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Bakari is most popular
Babies named Bakari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Bakari by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158 | #1,652 |
| 1980s | 210 | #2,137 |
| 1990s | 338 | #1,977 |
| 2000s | 289 | #2,681 |
| 2010s | 303 | #2,188 |
| 2020s | 389 | #1,728 |
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Questions
- Is Bakari a boy or girl name?
- Bakari is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bakari were boys.
- How popular is the name Bakari?
- 94 baby boys were named Bakari in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
- When was Bakari most popular?
- Bakari peaked in 2025, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,652 in 1978.
- How many people are named Bakari?
- 1,687 babies have been named Bakari in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,646 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Bakari most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bakari was most common in Maryland, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.