Jasiri Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Jasiri

A stylish and resonant Swahili name with great potential.

Jasiri for girls#10450 US

Jasiri was used as the name of a female hyena character in the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard. The show premiered in 2016, and that year, Jasiri was given to 19 baby girls — the current record.

Jasiri for boys#7905 US

Jasiri is the Swahili word for "brave," and a unisex name primarily used in eastern Africa. Despite all it has going for it — a resonant meaning, on-trend I ending, and gender-neutral style — Jasiri has never been given to more than 30 American babies in a single year.

Pronounced jah-SEER-ee.

As of October 2026, Jasiri ranked #10450 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6526 in 2016.