Bakari is a rare variant of Baker that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Bakari is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,729 for boy births in the United States (and #3,692 across all names), given to 94 babies. Bakari first appears in 1973 and peaked in 2025 (94 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | #1,729 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | #1,882 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | #2,391 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | #2,495 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | #2,528 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | #2,693 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | #2,945 |
| 2018 | 63 | 63 | #2,189 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #3,013 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #4,109 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,089 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,408 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #4,998 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #3,815 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #6,291 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #3,540 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #3,732 |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #3,228 |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | #3,799 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #4,237 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | #3,459 |
| 2004 | 31 | 31 | #3,165 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #3,542 |
| 2002 | 35 | 35 | #2,692 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | #2,809 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | #3,308 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | #2,947 |
| 1998 | 47 | 47 | #2,015 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | #2,401 |
| 1996 | 38 | — | #2,188 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #2,058 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | #2,623 |
| 1993 | 31 | — | #2,406 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #2,843 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #1,985 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #2,318 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #2,480 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #2,693 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #2,477 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #2,790 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #2,723 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #2,620 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #2,500 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #2,277 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | #2,141 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #2,287 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #2,586 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | #1,657 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #1,826 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #1,784 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #2,008 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | #2,133 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #3,732 |