The baby name Bakary is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈkɑːri/ or /bɑːˈkɑːri/ (respelling: ba-KAH-ree).
The baby name Bakary is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈkɑːri/ or /bɑːˈkɑːri/ (respelling: ba-KAH-ree).
Bakary is in Origin.
Bakary is a masculine given name rooted in the Mande languages (Bambara, Mandinka, Malinké), adapted from the Arabic Abu Bakr/Bakr. The Arabic bakr denotes a "young camel" and, by extension, "early, first-born," ideas that inform the name’s sense of precedence and promise. In francophone West Africa the -y ending reflects colonial-era orthography. Close variants include Bacary, Bâkary and Bakkary; related regional forms are Bakari (East Africa/Swahili influence) and the Arabic-derived Boubacar, Aboubacar and Bakir.
The name spread with Islam across the Sahel from the medieval period and is common in Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire. Families may choose Bakary to honor Abu Bakr, the first caliph, giving it associations with reliability and leadership. Modern diaspora usage is most visible in France and the UK, and the name is well represented among West African public figures and athletes.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Boys | 0 | #21 | 6 | 439 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #173 | 7 | 4,064 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #206 | 37 | 5,568 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #343 | 45 | 2,865 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| LY | 0 | #361 | 180 | 12,703 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #413 | 142 | 12,054 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #420 | 26 | 10,523 |
| Spain | 0 | #443 | 10 | 2,326 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #522 | 19 | 11,671 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #597 | 366 | 5,610 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #672 | 11 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #753 | 17 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| DZ | 0 | #866 | 316 | 20,130 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #874 | 13 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #922 | 31 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 16,906 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,052 | 429 | 10,046 |
| MA | 0 | #1,054 | 75 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Bakary is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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