Bari
Bari is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bari is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bari
As a girl name
Bari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1937, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 78 Baris were born — ranking #1,235 that year. As of 2026, Bari ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Baris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1942, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 10 Baris were born — ranking #2,708 that year. As of 2026, Bari ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 158 Baris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bari
Bari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Bari's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #1,235. Use the chart and map above to compare Bari'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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