Johari

#11,362 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Jewel

Johari has been given to 721 babies in the U.S. since 1971. In 2025 it ranked #11,362 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2022, with 23 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 57% girls, 43% boys all-time.

Babies named Johari, 2025

1 in 414,000

Johari over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Johari over time

In 2025, Johari went to 22% girls and 78% boys.

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A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Johari: meaning, origin, and history

Jewel

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Johari means

Johari means “jewel”, associated with johari.

Origin, language, and formation

Johari is used in Swahili.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 409 girls were recorded with the name Johari between 1971 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 23 in 2022; its best national rank was #5,045 in 1977.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #8,163 in 2020 to #11,362 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #12,347 in 2015 to #11,362 in 2025.

In the United States, 312 boys were recorded with the name Johari between 1974 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 31 in 2024; its best national rank was #3,640 in 2024.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #5,558 in 2020 to #3,890 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #11,346 in 2015 to #3,890 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Johari?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 414,000; 8 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 201,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #11,362; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 287,238 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Johari sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 287,238 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Johari. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Joharis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Johari was born before 2011 — so the typical Johari is around 14 today.

Median birth year: 2011; About 14 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 28.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 68.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 409; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 28.6% of all recorded uses (117).

Is Johari rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −2,691; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −3,199; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: +985; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.00×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 34.8%; Peak was 2022 (23)
Years since peak: 3; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 38.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,045; 1977

Spellings of Johari

Johari is not the most common spelling — Shari is, with 72.4% against Johari's 0.72%.

Shari72.4%40,927
Johana12.3%6,967
Jori4.0%2,266
Khari3.5%1,954
Chari2.1%1,202
Jamari1.6%894
Ashari1.2%664
Johann1.1%650

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Johari by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #11,362
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 3,199
Best rank ever: #5,045; 1977
Peak year: 2022; 23 that year
First recorded: 1971
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 409
Count in 2025: 8

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #3,890
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 1,668
Best rank ever: #3,640; 2024
Peak year: 2024; 31 that year
First recorded: 1974
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 312
Count in 2025: 28

Names similar to Johari

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Johnni Johanny Mahari Johany Safari Ahmari Naiari Kemari Kimari Johara Namari Jakari Keyari Zahari Hikari Demari Mayari Zamari Sahari Sakari Johann Zakari Sanari Temari

Sibling names for Johari

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Sydni Sydnie Karleigh Rhianna Shyann Alysa

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Evans Caesar Brennen Tobin Henri

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