Total births
287
Boys' name · since 1968
Babak
287 babies named Babak in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 287
- total births
- 1968–2004
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Babak sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 287 recorded since 1968.
Babak has 287 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2004.
- 287 total births
- 1968–2004 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
287 boys have been named Babak since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.
- 287
- total births
- 1968–2004
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Babak was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
22 babies were named Babak in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Babak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Babak's full recorded timeline at 1984, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Babak at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Babak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2004
- Peak year (1987)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Babak by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Babak's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Babak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 144 births (50% of all-time use).
Babak by state
Where Babak concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 18.1% |
California share of Babak's total US births 18.1%
52 of 287 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Babak? ▼
Babak has been given to 287 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2004. 22 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
When was Babak most popular? ▼
Babak was most popular in the 1980s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Babak most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Babak are California (52 births).
How long has the name Babak been used? ▼
Records for Babak go back to 1968, giving 37 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Babak? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baby, Babyboy, Babe, Babatunde, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Babak's data
- Babak's decade-level peak was the 1980s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Babaks (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Babak
Nearby Names Like Babak
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Babak
Baby Boy
#4452 6,374 births
Babyboy Boy
#3132 2,291 births
Babe Boy
345 births
Babatunde Boy
344 births
Babacar Boy
#7043 224 births
Compare Babak side by side: Babak vs Baby Babak vs Babyboy Babak vs Babe
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Babak: Baby Name Since 1968 - 287 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/babak. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Babak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.