The baby name Barika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bah-REE-kah (IPA: /bəˈriːkə/ or /bɑːˈriːkə/).
Barika is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Barika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bah-REE-kah (IPA: /bəˈriːkə/ or /bɑːˈriːkə/).
Barika is Arabic in Origin.
Barika is a feminine given name most common in East Africa, especially in Swahili‑speaking communities. It stems from the Arabic root baraka, meaning “blessing” or “divine favor,” a concept widely borrowed into Swahili (baraka “blessing,” bariki “to bless”). As a personal name, Barika conveys “the blessed one” or “she who brings blessing,” and by extension can suggest prosperity, good fortune, and well‑being.
The name gained currency along the Swahili Coast through centuries of Indian Ocean trade and Islamic scholarship, and today appears in Tanzania, Kenya, the Comoros, and parts of the Great Lakes and Sahel regions. Close variants and cognates include Baraka (used as a unisex name in East Africa), Arabic Barakah (feminine), and the related forms Mubaraka/Mubarak (“blessed”). Barka is a regional West African spelling. Though less common globally than Baraka, Barika offers a succinct, lyrical alternative with the same auspicious meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| GH | 0 | #245 | 4 | 5,396 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #332 | 6 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,057 | 120 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Barika is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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