Fun Facts About the Name Bari
- More than 1 thousand babies named Bari: U.S. records list 1,964 babies given the name Bari from 1880 through 2025. Even 158 boys received the name Bari - about 1 boy for every 11 girls.
What Does the Name Bari Mean?
Bari has more than one independent origin. In Arabic it is linked to al-Bāriʾ (الباري), "the Creator" or "the Originator," one of the names of God in Islam. The root b-r-ʾ gives the verb baraʾa, "to create" or "to bring into being." A related adjective, barīʾ, means "innocent" or "free from blame," which is a second way the name is sometimes explained. In Hebrew, bari (בָּרִיא) means "healthy," "strong," or "well," and the word appears in the Hebrew Bible. The Arabic and Hebrew uses are separate and should not be treated as a single derivation.
Bari Name History & Origins
In Arabic usage the divine name al-Bāriʾ stands behind theophoric personal names such as ʿAbd al-Bāriʾ, "servant of the Creator." Bari is also used as a given name on its own in Arabic-speaking countries. In Hebrew, the everyday word bari ("healthy") was taken up as a modern given name in Israel, where names drawn from ordinary Hebrew words are common.
The Italian city of Bari, the capital of the Apulia region, shares the spelling but not the origin. Its ancient name is recorded in Latin as Barium, and the source behind that form is uncertain, usually sought in a pre-Roman language of southern Italy. From the city, Bari also became an Italian surname. Separately, Bari is found as a surname in South Asia, and it appears as a short form of other given names in some languages.
How Popular is the Name Bari?
Bari has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1960. Its best rank was #1,236 in 1960.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #13,699 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #15,472 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #10,689 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #9,137 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #10,221 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,870 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,228 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #6,422 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,137 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #5,803 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,229 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #4,536 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #4,403 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #4,393 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #5,423 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #4,713 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,484 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #3,168 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #3,177 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #4,204 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #3,740 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #4,008 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #3,561 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #3,790 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #3,348 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #2,657 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1979 | #3,249 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #4,956 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #3,382 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #3,418 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #2,618 | 29 | 0.0020% |
| 1974 | #3,439 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #2,633 | 27 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #2,456 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1971 | #2,380 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1970 | #2,045 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #1,609 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1968 | #2,059 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1966 | #1,798 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1965 | #1,801 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1964 | #1,610 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1963 | #1,403 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1962 | #1,826 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1961 | #1,376 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1960 | #1,236 | 78 | 0.0039% |
| 1959 | #1,554 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 1958 | #2,980 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #2,031 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1956 | #2,106 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #1,981 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1954 | #2,029 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1953 | #1,649 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1952 | #1,746 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,774 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1950 | #1,628 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1949 | #1,808 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1948 | #1,745 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1947 | #1,397 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1946 | #2,033 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #2,242 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1944 | #1,972 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1943 | #1,593 | 28 | 0.0020% |
| 1942 | #1,986 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1941 | #2,679 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #3,899 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,843 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #9,060 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,576 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,360 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,008 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1977 | #5,184 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,545 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #3,368 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,429 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,784 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,005 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,085 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,667 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,721 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,050 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,589 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,984 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #3,865 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #2,721 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,389 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,727 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,342 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,887 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,559 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1942 | #3,602 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Bari Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
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