US rank #646 Unisex name Peak 2024 4,848 births

Jakari — #646 US boys' name

4,848 babies named Jakari in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s501990s3442000s11412010s15522020s1752
#646
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jakari was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

428 babies were named Jakari in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakari

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,848 babies named Jakari between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jakari currently holds the #646 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 428 babies received it in a single year. Jakari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 294 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakari performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,752 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jakari shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 552 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Jakari in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakari 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 4,848 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.

Jakari at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

4,848

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

428 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#646

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jakari popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
428
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-1000100200300400500 20242018201220062000199419881979 9

Jakari popularity over time — girls

294 total births recorded since 1994 (Jakari as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 294 births
05101520 202420202016201220082004200019961994 7

Jakari by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,752 births that decade — 36% of Jakari's all-time total
1970s91980s501990s3442000s11412010s15522020s1752

Jakari by state

Where Jakari concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jakari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
552 11.4%
#2 Georgia
476 9.8%
#3 North Carolina
299 6.2%
#4 Illinois
249 5.1%
#5 Michigan
221 4.6%
#6 Texas
216 4.5%
#7 Virginia
209 4.3%
#8 Alabama
208 4.3%
Florida share of Jakari's total US births 11.4%
Even split

552 of 4,848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Jakari appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakari?
4,848 babies have been named Jakari since 1979. It currently ranks #646 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 428 births.
When was Jakari most popular?
Jakari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,752 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jakari most popular?
The top states for the name Jakari are Florida (552 births), Georgia (476 births), North Carolina (299 births).
Is Jakari a unisex name?
Yes, Jakari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 4,848 births, and as a girl's name it has 294 births.
How long has the name Jakari been used?
Jakari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jakari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jake, Jakob, Jakobe, Jakai, 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, 1979–2024 (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.