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Baraka

94% boys · 24 born in 2025

Baraka has been given to about 416 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 402
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Baraka per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 24
  • Born in 202524
  • All time416

How popular is Baraka?

Its best year was 2021, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 4257th. The typical living American called Baraka is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Baraka

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brayan0.47

Middle names for Baraka

Ranked by flow score
  1. Baraka John0.85
  2. Baraka Lee0.85
  3. Baraka Dean0.84
  4. Baraka Ross0.84
  5. Baraka Quinn0.84
  6. Baraka Neal0.84

Sibling names for Baraka

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.85
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.83
  3. Keziahsister · 0.83
  4. Zahirbrother · 0.83
  5. Romysister · 0.83
  6. Alarasister · 0.82

Where Baraka is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Baraka White0.80
    2. Baraka Reyes0.80
    3. Baraka Nguyen0.80
    4. Baraka Moore0.80
    5. Baraka Lee0.80
    6. Baraka Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Baraka

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.