Boys' name · since 1953
Barak
929 babies named Barak in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 929
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Barak is the #9039 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 929 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Barak recorded 929 times among boys since 1953, holding rank #9039 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #5,380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,039 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 929 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barak ranks #5,380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,039 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 929 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 929
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Barak's 929 recorded births place it above 88.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Barak compares
929 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Barak's all-time total is 152% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Barak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 929 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Barak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barak's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Barak by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (214 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Barak's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Barak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
214 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 214 births (23% of all-time use).
How Barak compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Barak's total volume
Barak by state
Where Barak concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Barak's data
- Barak's decade-level peak was the 1990s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Baraks (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1953–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Barak 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 August 2026.