babyNamedBakary
“Manding form of Aboubakar, from the Arabic Bakr”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of African and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 684th
- births in 2023–2025
- 190
- babies born in France
- 1 in 9,524
- +3.1% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2020
Meaning and origin of Bakary
Bakary is thought to mean “Manding form of Aboubakar, from the Arabic Bakr” and is of African and Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Bakary in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2020.
- Over recent years, Bakary has been stable (+3.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Bakary every 40 schools, all spellings combined.
Bakary in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 118,050
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 467,413
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Bakari (in French)20
- Bacary10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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