unisex name
Jahari
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,111
Jahari is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 10% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 100 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 112 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 33,154 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
Jahari over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 141 |
| 2000s | 624 |
| 2010s | 750 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 570 |
How popular is Jahari?
In 2025, Jahari was given to 100 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jahari is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jahari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jahari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jahari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jahari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jahari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jahari
How popular is the name Jahari?
In 2025, Jahari was given to 100 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jahari a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahari is used for both girls and boys. About 10% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Jahari most popular?
Jahari peaked in 2023, when 112 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jahari a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jahari currently ranks #1,663 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.