Boys' name · since 1971
Jabari
9,768 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.
- #1,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,190 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,768
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,768 babies have been named Jabari since 1971, making it today's #1190 boys' name.
Jabari has 9,768 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1190 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,190 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,768 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabari ranks #1,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,190 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,768 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,190 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,768
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jabari's 9,768 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jabari compares
9,768 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jabari's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jabari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,768 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 393 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jabari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jabari splits its recorded history at 1998: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 393 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jabari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 393
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jabari by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,009 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Jabari's strongest decade.
3,009 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jabari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 581
1970s
581 births
- 1980s 889
1980s
889 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,750 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,009 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,221 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,318 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,009 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jabari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jabari's total volume
Jabari by state
Where Jabari concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 943 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 873 | 8.9% |
| #3 | California | | 738 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 673 | 6.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 664 | 6.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 595 | 6.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 406 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 324 | 3.3% |
943 of 9,768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Jabari appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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- Jabari's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,009 total births) through the 2020s (1,318) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jabaris (943 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jabari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jabari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.