Jakari: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coinage, possibly based on Ja- and Kari”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- juh-KAR-ee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
Jakari is most likely a modern coined name. Suggested links to Arabic or African languages are not well established for this exact form, so a precise traditional etymology is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Jakari?
Babies named Jakari in 2024436
2024 rank#646 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18805,142
Jakari is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jakari
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
- Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)
- Jaxsonson of Jack · American (modern coinage)
- Zaydenmodern rhyming coinage · American (modern coinage)
- Kaidenmodern variant of Caden · American (modern coinage)
- Cadenmodern name, possibly from Cadan or Cade · American (modern coinage)
- Kairomodern spelling of Cairo · American (modern coinage)
Jakari questions
What does the name Jakari mean?
Jakari means "modern coinage, possibly based on Ja- and Kari". It comes from American (modern coinage). Jakari is most likely a modern coined name. Suggested links to Arabic or African languages are not well established for this exact form, so a precise traditional etymology is uncertain.
Is Jakari a boy or girl name?
Jakari is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jakari?
436 US babies were named Jakari in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Jakari?
Jakari is usually pronounced juh-KAR-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.