Is Bakari a boy or girl name?

Bakari is a boy’s name. Of the 1,687 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bakari

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Bakari was most popular in 2025, when 94 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,686 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,686, with 94 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,687 people named Bakari.

Bakari over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bakari’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bakari a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bakari is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,687 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org