Jakari is a modern American coinage that combines the popular Ja- prefix with the -kari ending heard in names like Zakari and Jabari; it has no inherited meaning, though parents sometimes borrow "brave" from the Swahili Jabari. It is used mainly in African-American families. Jakari sat in the 1100s through the mid-2010s, entered the top 1000 in 2019 and reached number 613 in 2025, its highest rank so far.