Jabari is a Swahili name that means "brave" or "fearless" and goes back to the Arabic jabbar, "mighty", one of the names of God in Islam. It became popular among African American families in the 1970s and is known today through basketball player Jabari Parker. Jabari was in the US top 1000 from 2000 on, peaked at number 609 in 2006, dropped below the line in 2022 and ranks 1189 in 2025.