Fun Facts About the Name Bacarri
- 5 babies named Bacarri: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Bacarri from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Bacarri Mean?
Bacarri is an English-language spelling of Bakari, a name used in Swahili-speaking East Africa and in other Muslim communities. Bakari is usually traced to the Arabic given name Bakr (بَكْر), whose literal sense is 'young camel.' In Swahili use, Bakari is also often explained as 'firstborn' or 'one who is born first'; that is a customary interpretation rather than a direct translation of the Arabic noun. As a respelling, Bacarri carries the same etymology.
Bacarri Name History & Origins
Bakari entered Swahili through the spread of Islam and Arabic along the East African coast. Arabic Bakr is an old given name; it also appears in the kunya of Abu Bakr, the first caliph, and that association helped carry the name into Muslim communities. In East Africa, Arabic names were adapted to Swahili phonology and spelling, producing Bakari; standard Swahili orthography uses k rather than c. In parts of West Africa, French-influenced spellings such as Bacary and Bacari appear, with c representing the /k/ sound. Bacarri is an English respelling within this family, with a doubled r; the spelling does not point to a separate root.
How Popular is the Name Bacarri?
Bacarri has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #8,547 in 1992.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #8,547 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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