Jari
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Jari yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,114 |
| 2000 | 2,117 |
| 2001 | 2,111 |
| 2002 | 2,095 |
| 2003 | 2,092 |
| 2004 | 2,074 |
| 2005 | 2,055 |
| 2006 | 2,043 |
| 2007 | 2,039 |
| 2008 | 2,020 |
| 2009 | 2,011 |
| 2010 | 1,994 |
| 2011 | 1,974 |
| 2012 | 1,968 |
| 2013 | 1,959 |
| 2014 | 1,943 |
| 2015 | 1,931 |
| 2016 | 1,920 |
| 2017 | 1,904 |
| 2018 | 1,896 |
| 2019 | 1,874 |
| 2020 | 1,855 |
Jari in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jari.Hi! My name is Jari.
- Jari ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Jari called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Jari i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Jari this afternoon.
- Jaris mamma är lärare.Jari's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jaris mamma is Jari's mum.
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Questions about Jari
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How popular is Jari in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jari in 2022. In 2020, 1,855 people in Sweden had Jari as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.