Total births
60
Girls' name · since 2001
Baraah
Baraah has 60 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14339
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Baraah currently ranks #14339 among girls' names in America, with 60 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Baraah recorded 60 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #14339 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #14339 among girls today
- 60 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
- 19% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Baraah is currently the #14339 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 60 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14339
- among girls today
- 60
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Baraah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14339
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Baraah was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
8 babies were named Baraah in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Baraah compares
60 17th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Baraah's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baraah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Baraah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Baraah's full recorded timeline at 2019, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Baraah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#14,339
Active since
2001
Baraah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Baraah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Baraah's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Baraah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Baraah? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 60 babies named Baraah. Today it holds rank #14339 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 8 births.
When was Baraah most popular? ▼
Baraah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Baraah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Baraah since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Baraah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barbara, Barbra, Barbie, Barb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Baraah's data
- Baraah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Baraah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Baraah
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Barbra Girl
7,758 births
Barbie Girl
#3138 4,204 births
Barb Girl
3,853 births
Bari Girl
#12295 1,806 births
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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, 2001–2025 (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. "Baraah: #14339 Girls' Name - 60 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/baraah. 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 Baraah 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.