US rank #1022 Boys' name Peak 2006 9,589 births

Jabari — #1022 US boys' name

9,589 babies named Jabari in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1022
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jabari was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

393 babies were named Jabari in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jabari

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,589 babies named Jabari between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jabari currently holds the #1022 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 393 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jabari performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,008 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jabari shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 926 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jabari in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jabari in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,589 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jabari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,589

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2006

393 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,022

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jabari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
393
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Jabari by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,008 births that decade — 31% of Jabari's all-time total
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Jabari by state

Where Jabari concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jabari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
926 9.7%
#2 Georgia
863 9.0%
#3 California
729 7.6%
#4 Illinois
664 6.9%
#5 New York
651 6.8%
#6 Texas
584 6.1%
#7 North Carolina
395 4.1%
#8 Virginia
314 3.3%
Florida share of Jabari's total US births 9.7%
Even split

926 of 9,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Jabari appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jabari?
9,589 babies have been named Jabari since 1971. It currently ranks #1022 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 393 births.
When was Jabari most popular?
Jabari was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,008 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jabari most popular?
The top states for the name Jabari are Florida (926 births), Georgia (863 births), California (729 births).
How long has the name Jabari been used?
Jabari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jabari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jabril, Jabez, Jabriel, Jabbar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.