Jacarri
A masculine name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 483 living Americans carry the first name Jacarri. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jacarri today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacarri births was 2022 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacarri. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
483
~ 1 in 709,636 Americans
Peak year
2022
31 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,345
Tracked since 1989
Census
Jacarri in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 319 people with the first name Jacarri, which placed it at #28,252 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,252
National first-name rank
People counted
319
319 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacarri
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacarri is Black at 88.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.3%) and White (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jacarri described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jacarri at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.1% · 281
- Two or more races5.3% · 17
- White3.1% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Jacarri: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacarri from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 165 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jacarri remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacarri by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jacarri during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacarris live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacarri
The name Jacarri has its roots in ancient West African cultures, with origins dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Yoruba word "ajacara," which means "one who is wise and strong." The name was commonly used among the Yoruba people of present-day Nigeria and Benin.
In the 16th century, during the transatlantic slave trade, many Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas, carrying with them their cultural traditions and names. This likely contributed to the spread and adoption of the name Jacarri in various parts of the Caribbean and Latin America.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Jacarri can be found in a 17th-century document from the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico, where it was used to refer to an enslaved African man. This document provides a glimpse into the enduring legacy of the name despite the harsh conditions of enslavement.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jacarri. In the late 18th century, Jacarri Sousa was a renowned Brazilian poet and abolitionist who used his writings to advocate for the rights of enslaved Africans and their descendants.
During the 19th century, Jacarri Kamara was a respected leader of the Krio people in Sierra Leone, playing a crucial role in the development of the Krio language and culture.
In the realm of music, Jacarri Williams was an influential jazz saxophonist from New Orleans, known for his virtuosic performances in the early 20th century.
Another notable figure was Jacarri Diallo, a Guinean diplomat and human rights activist who served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism from 1993 to 2002.
Lastly, Jacarri Nkrumah, a Ghanaian politician and activist, was a prominent figure in the country's independence movement in the mid-20th century, working closely with the renowned leader Kwame Nkrumah.
People
Jacarri + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacarri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jacarri: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacarri?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 483 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacarri going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 709,636 US residents.
Is Jacarri a common name?
We classify Jacarri as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 488 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacarri most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacarri was 2022, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacarri is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacarri in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 319 people with the name Jacarri, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,252 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jacarri in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jacarri?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jacarri leans strongly male. 283 people counted with this name were male (89.3%), compared with 34 female bearers (10.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jacarri?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacarri is Black at 88.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.3%) and White (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jacarri most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jacarri in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.1% (281 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jacarri in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacarri a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jacarri in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jacarri still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacarri in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jacarri can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jacarri as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.