Barak comes from the Hebrew / Jewish / Aramaic tradition, meaning Fire Bolt.
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How popular is Barak?
2006peak year
Today, Barak is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7229), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2006, 29 babies were given the name (ranked #3529 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Barak's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 921 babies have been registered as Barak since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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