Unisex name · since 1971
Baraka
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 393 babies named Baraka, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 393
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Baraka currently ranks #4297 among unisex names in America, with 393 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Baraka recorded 393 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #4297 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #9,113 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,297 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 393 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baraka ranks #9,113 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 393 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 393
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Baraka's 393 recorded births place it above 79.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Baraka compares
393 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Baraka's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baraka | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 393 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Baraka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Baraka splits its recorded history at 2008: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Baraka popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Baraka popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1973 (Baraka as girls' name)
Baraka by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (118 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Baraka's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Baraka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 118 births (30% of all-time use).
Baraka by state
Where Baraka concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 393 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Barakas (5 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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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, 1971–2025 (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 Baraka 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.