Unisex name · since 1977
Jahari
1,876 babies named Jahari in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,876
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,876 babies have been named Jahari since 1977, making it today's #1666 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahari has been recorded 1,876 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #1666 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,666 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,876 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahari ranks #3,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,666 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,876 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,876
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahari's 1,876 recorded births place it above 92.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Jahari compares
1,876 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jahari's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,876 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahari's full recorded timeline at 2008, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jahari popularity over time - girls
219 total births recorded since 1996 (Jahari as girls' name)
Jahari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (662 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Jahari's strongest decade.
662 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jahari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
565 births
- 2010s
2010s
662 births
- 2020s
2020s
511 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 662 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jahari 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 Jahari's total volume
Jahari by state
Where Jahari concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 219 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 163 | 8.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 80 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 74 | 3.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 72 | 3.8% |
| #6 | California | | 42 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 23 | 1.2% |
219 of 1,876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jahari appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jahari's data
- Jahari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (662 total births) through the 2020s (511) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Jaharis (219 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Jahari 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.