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Bakari

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Bakari is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 85 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
850.00% of boys
Peak year
202485 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1973
1,593people given the name
Babies named Bakari, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,593 boys have been named Bakari in the United States since 1973, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 85 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2002, and the 1990s alone account for 21%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Bakari
1970s158
1980s210
1990s338
2000s289
2010s303
2020s295

In 2024, its biggest year

Bakari was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Bakari

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.