Bakari

“Meaning not established”

Boy's name · #1729 in the US (2025) · Trending

Bakari is climbing: on the charts since 1973, it is ranked #1729 in 2025, with about 90 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,700 have carried it all-time.

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:

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

Similar names: Edrick · Barron · Jakhari · Masai · Zakari · Makhari

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