Bakari
Bakari is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bakari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bakari is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bakari
Bakari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 85 Bakaris were born — ranking #1,872 that year. As of 2026, Bakari ranks #1,897 for baby boys with 85 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Bakaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Bakari
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bakari is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Baccara
- Bucaro
- Buccheri
- Bakery
- Bacardi
- Baccarat
- Bihari
- Beccaria
- Bukhari
- Becharm
- Bagarre
- Bagheri
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bakari
Bakari is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Bakari's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,651. Use the chart and map above to compare Bakari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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