The baby name Barake is a Male name , 232 syllables long and is pronounced buh-RAHK,bah-RAH-kay.
Barake is Swahili in Origin.
The baby name Barake is a Male name , 232 syllables long and is pronounced buh-RAHK,bah-RAH-kay.
Barake is Swahili in Origin.
Barake is a masculine given name of Semitic origin, most commonly a West African and Swahili Coast form of Arabic baraka/barakah, meaning “blessing” or “divine favor.” Through Islamic scholarship and trade, the term entered many African languages; French colonial orthography often records it as Baraké, while English-leaning sources drop the accent to Barake. The underlying Semitic root BRK conveys “to bless; blessing,” shared across Arabic and Ethiopic traditions.
Usage clusters in Muslim communities from Senegal and Mali to Tanzania and coastal Kenya, where it appears in records from at least the 19th century; modern visibility rose alongside the cognate Barack. Variants and related forms include Baraka (unisex), Baraké, Barack, Barrak, and Barakeh/Barakah; cognates Bereket (Amharic/Tigrinya) and Mubarak (“blessed”) are semantically linked. The name carries auspicious overtones, often chosen to express gratitude for a safe birth or hopes for enduring grace.
Barake is a rare name. There are only 21 recorded uses of it in our data, from 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Barake is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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