71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage African American (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒə.ˈbɑɹ.i/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "almighty, powerful" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic جبّار (jabbār). It started to be used by African-American parents after it was featured in a 1973 nation-wide newspaper article about African baby names [1]. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootjabbārOther Languages & CulturesJabbar(Arabic) PopularityDetails Last ranked #924 in 2023 United States Categories baseball players, child actors, civil rights, currently out of the US top 1000, educators, NBA players, politics, power, strength Sources & References Page at https://www.nancy.cc/2021/07/08/african-names-newspapers-1973/.
