Boy’s name · Swahili

Jahari

How to say it: juh-HAH-ree · /dʒəˈhɑri/

Brave, strong - modern Swahili-derived masculine name used in US and East Africa.

Jahari was the 1,396th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 100 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 81% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,260 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,396for boys in 2025
1 in 33,153US babies
100born in 2025
#1,260projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jahari
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,396
Babies born in 2025100
Share of births1 in 33,153
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+81%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,260

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jahari is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 49 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jah
  • Jari

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jahari is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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