Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Jabari

Jabari is a masculine name popularized by African-Americans. It comes from the Swahili language and means “the brave one” (i.e., fearless). Swahili is an East African language spoken primarily in the counties of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. African naming customs (like many cultures around the world) reflect the hopes and the dreams of the parents for their children. With a name like Jabari, parents are wishing bravery upon their sons.

All About the Baby Name – Jabari

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME JABARI

The number Five personality loves the excitement of life and can easily adapt to all situations. As natural adventurers, these personalities thrive on the new and unexpected and prefer to be in constant motion. It makes them feel alive. They'll stir up some action if there's not enough around, and as inherent risk-takers they enjoy pushing the envelope. Naturally rebellious, the Five personality has no fear and never resists change.  Traveling and new experiences feed their souls. Fives are very social and attract friends with ease. People love to be around the Five fun-loving and exciting energy.  This is also a lucky number in numerology (like the Threes), so fortune seems to shine on them, helped along by their own optimism and good-nature. Fives have a quick wit, a cerebral mind, and are generally very persuasive. 

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME JABARI

Jabari first appeared on the American male naming charts in 1974 which coincides with a time when African-Americans began to look toward African names (particularly Swahili) in keeping with their own ancestral heritage. Since Jabari is almost exclusively used within the African-American community (roughly 14% of the U.S. population), the name hasn’t climbed too far up the charts. His peak popularity was actually in 2006 at position #608 on the charts (pretty respectable considering the name gets a smaller audience). Today Jabari is back down at the bottom of the Top 1000 boy’s naming list, but we think high school basketball phenom Jabari Parker might change all that in the coming years. We expect Parker to bring some national media attention to his unusual yet powerful name.

Quick Facts

ON JABARI

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

African-American

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

3

RANKING POPULARITY:

910

PRONUNCIATION:

ja-BAHR-ee

SIMPLE MEANING:

Brave One (fearless)

Characteristics

OF JABARI

Freedom-loving

Adventurous

Adaptable

Intellectual

Easygoing

Progressive

Sensual

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Jabari

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME JABARI

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Jabari

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME JABARI

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Popular Songs

ON JABARI

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Famous People

NAMED JABARI

Jabari Parker (basketball player)
Jabari Greer (football player)
Jabari Asim (African-American educator and editor)
Jabari Simama (African-American educator and public official)
Jabari Davis (football player)

Children of Famous People

NAMED JABARI

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Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME JABARI

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