Fun Facts About the Name Jakaree
- 118 babies named Jakaree: U.S. records list 118 babies given the name Jakaree from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jakaree Mean?
Jakaree has no securely documented etymology. It is a modern American given name whose form belongs with spellings such as Jakari, Jacari, and Jakori. Those forms echo two older names, but sound alone does not establish descent from either. Zachary goes back to Hebrew Zekharyah, usually translated "Yahweh has remembered." Jabari is a Swahili name, ultimately from Arabic jabbār, "mighty, powerful." No evidence shows that Jakaree derives from Zachary, from Jabari, or from any other single source, so its literal meaning cannot be stated.
Jakaree Name History & Origins
Jakaree is a spelling type that became common in the United States in the late twentieth century, when many given names were respelled so that the last syllable ends in -ee. Names of this pattern are used nationwide rather than within one region, language community, or religious tradition, and no older form of the name has been traced in English, Hebrew, Arabic, or any other language.
The letters of Jakaree also match the Brazilian place name Jacareí, which comes from the Tupi word îakaré, "caiman." That is a place name in Portuguese-speaking Brazil and is not the source of the given name.
How Popular is the Name Jakaree?
Jakaree 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 2009. Its best rank was #6,582 in 2009.
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 | #10,102 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,328 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #9,150 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,330 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,983 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,850 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,910 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,370 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #7,727 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,582 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,337 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,220 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,346 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,458 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #9,068 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #9,773 | 6 | 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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