Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nakari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 373
- 224 boys · 149 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #3,069 for boys · #7,043 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +189%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,069 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 16 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 172 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.
Nakari’s family of names
In Greek usage, Nakari as a surname is a transliteration of Νακάρη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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