Jakari Boy
How popular is Jakari?
#612 boy name in 2025
462 baby boys were named Jakari in the US in 2025, making it the 612th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Jakari popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #612 for boys (▲ 35 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 462 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+237% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,297 in 2015, #882 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (462 boys) |
| Highest rank | #612 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jakari counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jakari family of names ranked #423 for boys in 2025 (#436 the year before), with 736 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jakari | 462 | 63% |
| Jacari | 100 | 14% |
| Jahkari | 79 | 11% |
| Jakarri | 34 | 5% |
| Jacarri | 25 | 3% |
| Jakarie | 13 | 2% |
| Jahcari | 6 | 1% |
| Jakaree | 7 | 1% |
| Jakahri | 10 | 1% |
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 Jakari is most popular
Babies named Jakari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 1.2 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.1 per 1,000 (110 boys)
- Alabama: 0.9 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Georgia: 0.6 per 1,000 (160 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.6 per 1,000 (159 boys)
Jakari by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1980s | 50 | #3,516 |
| 1990s | 344 | #1,652 |
| 2000s | 1,141 | #1,161 |
| 2010s | 1,552 | #908 |
| 2020s | 2,216 | #612 |
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Questions
- Is Jakari a boy or girl name?
- Jakari is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Jakari were boys.
- How popular is the name Jakari?
- 462 baby boys were named Jakari in the US in 2025, making it the 612th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Jakari most popular?
- Jakari peaked in 2025, when 462 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #612 in 2025.
- How many people are named Jakari?
- 5,612 babies have been named Jakari in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,564 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Jakari most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jakari was most common in Mississippi, at 1.2 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.