How Many People Are Named Bari?
An estimated 1,581 people in the United States have the first name Bari. It is predominantly female (92.0%). The average bearer is 54 years old, and Bari peaked in popularity in 1960 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bari as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bari paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,581
About 1 in 216,796 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1960
78 births
Total Registered
1,964
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bari
Bari is predominantly female (92.0%), though 158 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bari as a male name
Ranked #9,060 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (10 births)
Bari as a female name
Ranked #12,324 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (78 births)
Bari: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bari span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 536 babies were registered. Bari has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bari by Decade
How has Bari tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bari by State
Birth registrations for Bari span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 70 Baris were registered per state.
Bari + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bari as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bari
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bari: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bari?
We estimate approximately 1,581 people named Bari are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 216,796 Americans share this first name.
Is Bari a common name?
Bari is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,964 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bari most popular?
Bari reached peak popularity in 1960, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bari is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bari a female name?
Bari is predominantly female. 92.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bari Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bari Smith, Bari Johnson, Bari Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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