Given name

Jakhari

Jakhari is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Jakhari isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jakhari through the years

Babies since 1880
1,134
1,114 boys · 20 girls
Most popular year
2023
98 babies
2025
84
#1,878 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+80%
Rising fast
Boys Girls
020406020002025Highest share 2023Boys 49Girls 0.0
Jakhari in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1994–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inMississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Mississippi (8), Louisiana (5), South Carolina (5), Alabama (5), Georgia (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 84 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,878 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 95.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Mississippi had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 496 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Jakhari, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Jasir

“one who is fearless”

37RareRising

>99% boys

Modern

Jasai

62FamiliarRising fast

99% boys · 1% girls

Modern

Jasiah

Jasiah is a masculine given name.

60FamiliarRising

97% boys · 3% girls

Modern

Dakarii

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Khmari

24RareRising fast

92% boys · 8% girls

Indian · Modern

Hari

“resembling a lion”

24RareRising

95% boys · 5% girls

Modern

Jarvin

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Jaehaerys

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jakhari’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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