Jari
A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning flowing water; a river.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Jari by the numbers
Jari was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 1958, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jari. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a river
Like Jari, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean water
Like Jari, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jari
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