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Bakari

“Meaning not established”

Boy's name · #1728 in the US (2025) · Trending

Bakari has appeared in US records since 1973 — best rank #1652 (1978) · 1,687 babies named Bakari all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bakaris

• Bakari Koné — Ivorian-French association football player
• Bakari Mwamnyeto — Tanzanian footballer
• Bakari Hendrix — Professional basketball player
• Bakari Camara — Mauritanian footballer
• Bakari Sellers — American politician

In stories & tradition

• Bakari — The Box of Ptah · Come Together, Right Now

What Bakaris become

Among 33 notable people named Bakari:

Athletes appear 2.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bakari Koné, Ivorian-French association football player.

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