Recorded 1986–1993 Boys' name Peak 1987 34 births

Jabaris — boys' name

34 babies named Jabaris in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s11
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jabaris was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jabaris in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jabaris

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Jabaris between 1986 and 1993, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jabaris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jabaris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jabaris shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jabaris 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 34 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.

Jabaris at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

34

Since 1986

8 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1986

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1993

Jabaris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1986

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Jabaris by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 68% of Jabaris's all-time total
1980s231990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jabaris?
34 babies have been named Jabaris since 1986. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Jabaris most popular?
Jabaris was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Jabaris been used?
Jabaris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 8 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Jabaris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jabari, Jabril, Jabez, Jabriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–1993 (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.