Johari
Johari is a given name and a surname. Notable people with thye name include:
Meaning & Origin of Johari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Johari is a given name and a surname. Notable people with thye name include:
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The Story of Johari
As a girl name
Johari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 23 Joharis were born — ranking #5,462 that year. As of 2026, Johari ranks #7,135 for girls with 15 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 431 Joharis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Johari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 31 Joharis were born — ranking #3,589 that year. As of 2026, Johari ranks #3,652 for boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+105% over the past five years). In total, more than 344 Joharis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Johari
Johari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 431 births in the dataset. Johari's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,942. Use the chart and map above to compare Johari'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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