Baraka is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Baraka is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,263 for boy births in the United States (and #9,118 across all names), given to 24 babies. Baraka first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2021 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,263 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,463 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,764 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,465 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,257 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,737 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #15,903 | #6,138 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,387 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,763 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,584 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,032 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #16,955 | #9,752 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,081 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,727 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,805 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,979 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,517 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,665 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,097 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,906 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,026 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,921 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,541 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,737 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,060 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,582 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #9,411 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #8,994 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #7,459 | #6,365 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,040 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #4,686 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #8,529 | #4,092 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | — | #4,428 |