Johari

An attractive and traditional unisex name perfect for a cross-cultural child. Despite the current popularity of names ending in -ari, Johari is surprisingly rare in the US, though recent years have seen it rise slightly. It comes from the Arabic jawhar via the Persian gohar meaning "jewels, gemstones" making it a sparkly choice, and a relation of Jawhara and Cevahir.

Pronounced joh-HAR-ee.

As of October 2026, Johari ranked #11366 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5045 in 1977.