The baby name Shikari is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɪˈkɑːri/ (shi-KAH-ree).
The baby name Shikari is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɪˈkɑːri/ (shi-KAH-ree).
Shikari is Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu in Origin.
Shikari is a South Asian name from Urdu/Hindi shikārī “hunter,” ultimately from Persian shekār “hunt, game,” with the agentive -ī “one who does.” The word spread into several regional tongues and into East African safari usage, keeping the sense of skilled tracker or pursuer. As a given name it is uncommon yet striking and generally unisex, more often masculine, evoking agility, courage, and protective vigilance.
Long used as an occupational epithet and occasional surname among hunting and forest-guide communities, Shikari features notably in Anglo-Indian writing and popular culture (including several Indian film titles and the Royal Navy’s HMS Shikari). Variants include Shikārī, Shikaree and Shikary (older Anglicizations), and Shekari in Persian settings. Related forms are Shikar/Shikaar, denoting “the hunt” rather than “the hunter.”
Shikari is far from common. In all, it turns up just 82 times, across 17 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,591 | 24 | 28,008 |
Shikari is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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