Jabir is a distinctive choice, ranked #3256 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jabir in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3256
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About the Name Jabir
Jabir is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 452 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1383 in 1999 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jabir is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jabir in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jabir
Balla Jabir — Balla Gabir Kortokaila is a Sudanese footballer, who currently plays for Sudanese side El-Merreikh.
Jabir Abdihakim Ali — Jabir Abdihakim Ali is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Vaasan Palloseura.
Abdulla Jabir — Abdulla Jabir is a Maldivian politician and the former MP of the Kaashidhoo Constituency of the 19th Parliament Session of People's Majlis.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jabir
Unlikely. With around 6 UK babies named Jabir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jabir in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jabir is declining: down 852 places since 2020, to #3,256 in 2025. It peaked at #1,383 in 1999.
Jabir is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jabir include: Balla Jabir, Jabir Abdihakim Ali and Abdulla Jabir. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jabir does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jabirs in the wild.
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UK babies named Jabir (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 852 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jabir
Almost certainly the only Jabir in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jabir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Arabic: أَبو موسى جابِر بِن حَيّان, variously called al-Ṣūfī, al-Azdī, al-Kūfī, or al-Ṭūsī), died c. 806−816, is the purported author of a large number of works in Arabic, often called the Jabirian corpus.
Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī (Arabic: جابر بن عبدالله بن عمرو بن حرام الأنصاري, died 697 CE/78 AH), Abu Muhammad and Abu Abd al-Rahman also wrote his nickname was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and narrator of Hadith.