Fun Facts About the Name Jabarri
- 336 babies named Jabarri: U.S. records list 336 babies given the name Jabarri from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jabarri Mean?
Jabarri is a spelling variant of the name Jabari, a name used in Swahili-speaking East Africa and in the African diaspora. It goes back to the Arabic jabbār, meaning "mighty, powerful, one who compels," a word built on the root j-b-r, "to restore, to set right, to compel." In Swahili, which absorbed a great deal of Arabic vocabulary, jabari is understood to mean "brave" or "fearless," and that is the sense most speakers of the name intend. The doubled r in Jabarri does not signal a different derivation; it is an English respelling of the same name.
Jabarri Name History & Origins
Jabari passed into wider use through Swahili, the language of trade and of Islam along the East African coast, where Arabic words were absorbed over many centuries. Its Arabic source, jabbār, is also known from al-Jabbār, one of the names of God in Islamic tradition, usually translated "the Compeller" or "the Almighty." In East Africa, jabari is an ordinary word as well as a personal name, so it carries a plain everyday meaning for Swahili speakers rather than only a religious one.
The spelling Jabarri follows a pattern common to respelled Arabic and African names in English, in which a consonant is doubled to mark the stressed second syllable. Jabarri is found in the United States mainly as an alternate spelling of Jabari, alongside the related form Jabbar, which reflects the Arabic jabbār more directly.
How Popular is the Name Jabarri?
Jabarri 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 2007. Its best rank was #4,282 in 2007.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,371 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,415 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,378 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,415 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,141 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,834 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,905 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #6,872 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #9,177 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,186 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,708 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,404 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,448 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,079 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #6,839 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #5,400 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,596 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #4,282 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #5,396 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,898 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #4,871 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,675 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,732 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #9,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,151 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,260 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,291 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,742 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #7,300 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #9,385 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,516 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #8,965 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,734 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #7,530 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,576 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,963 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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