Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2008
Barakah
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Barakah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 2008–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Barakah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 2008.
Barakah has 49 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- 49 total births
- 2008–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Barakah since 2008, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 49
- total births
- 2008–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Barakah was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
10 babies were named Barakah in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Barakah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barakah's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barakah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Barakah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Barakah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Barakah's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Barakah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Barakah? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 49 babies named Barakah. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 10 births.
When was Barakah most popular? ▼
Barakah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Barakah been used? ▼
Barakah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 18 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Barakah? ▼
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.
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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, 2008–2025 (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. "Barakah: Baby Name Since 2008 - 49 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barakah. 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 Barakah 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.