Jabari
A Swahili name taken from the Arabic jabbar, meaning mighty or powerful, one of the traditional attributes of God in Islam.
Jabari in 2025
Jabari was given to 172 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,443rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 19,275 babies born.
The history of Jabari
Jabari reached its highest point in 2006, when 393 babies were given the name, ranking 1,314th that year.
Across the 55 years of records since 1971, 9,768 babies have been named Jabari. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jabari by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jabari | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 581 | 1,946 |
| 1980s | 889 | 2,092 |
| 1990s | 1,750 | 1,559 |
| 2000s | 3,009 | 1,314 |
| 2010s | 2,221 | 1,835 |
| 2020s | 1,318 | 1,909 |
Where Jabari is heading
Jabari has fallen 22% over the past decade, from 220 babies in 2015 to 172 in 2025.
Names like Jabari
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jabari.