Javari
The Javary River, Javari River or Yavarí River is a 1,184 km (736 mi) tributary of the Amazon that forms the boundary between Brazil and Peru for more than 500 km (310 mi). It is navigable by canoe for 900 km (560 mi) from above its mouth to its source in the Ucayali highlands, but only 260 were found suitable for steam navigation.
Meaning & Origin of Javari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Javary River, Javari River or Yavarí River is a 1,184 km (736 mi) tributary of the Amazon that forms the boundary between Brazil and Peru for more than 500 km (310 mi). It is navigable by canoe for 900 km (560 mi) from above its mouth to its source in the Ucayali highlands, but only 260 were found suitable for steam navigation.
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The Story of Javari
American parents first put Javari on the record books as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 75 Javaris were born — ranking #2,042 that year. About 31% of every Javari on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Javari ranks #2,042 for baby boys with 75 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Javari
Javari is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Javari's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,042. Use the chart and map above to compare Javari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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