Given name & surname
Bahari
“a man of the sea”
Bahari is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a man of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a man of the sea.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bahari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bahari’s family of names
Bahari has a related form in Baharea. Bahari has a related form in Baharee. Bahari has a related form in Baharey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Bahari, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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