Barak is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Barak is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,015 for boy births in the United States (and #18,692 across all names), given to 8 babies. Barak was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 2006 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,015 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #5,265 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,335 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #6,188 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,663 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #7,579 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #5,844 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #6,750 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,089 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #8,934 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,213 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,754 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #8,843 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,645 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #6,129 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,801 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | #4,825 |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | #3,529 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | #3,460 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,620 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #3,844 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #4,524 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #5,164 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #3,929 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #3,595 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #3,499 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #3,268 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #3,030 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #3,713 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #2,690 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #3,151 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #3,116 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #2,835 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,478 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #2,997 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #4,180 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,009 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #2,693 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #2,953 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,484 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #3,647 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #3,123 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #2,347 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #2,541 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #4,101 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #2,944 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #2,799 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #2,425 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #2,766 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #2,814 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #3,032 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #2,672 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #2,830 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #2,220 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #2,426 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #3,125 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #2,483 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #2,634 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,264 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,331 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,374 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #3,990 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #3,846 |