The baby name Birak is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /bɯˈɾak/ (approx. 'buh-RAHK'),Punjabi/Hindi: /ˈbɪrək/ (approx. 'BIR-uk' or 'BIR-ak').
The baby name Birak is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /bɯˈɾak/ (approx. 'buh-RAHK'),Punjabi/Hindi: /ˈbɪrək/ (approx. 'BIR-uk' or 'BIR-ak').
Birak is Punjabi, Turkish in Origin.
Birak is a unisex name of Noongar origin from southwestern Australia. In the Noongar six-season calendar, Birak names the first summer (roughly December-January) and is often glossed as the "season of the young," when fledglings are abundant and controlled mosaic burning maintains Country. The term evokes heat, easterly winds, and renewal after fire, giving the name a warm, resilient character.
While not widely recorded as a traditional personal name, Birak has seen modern adoption in Australia as a meaningful given name, sometimes chosen to honor Noongar heritage or a child born in early summer. Spelling is stable with no established variants. Phonetically similar names such as Barak (Hebrew, "lightning") and Burak (Turkish, from Arabic Buraq) are unrelated. Related seasonal names in Noongar include Djilba, Kambarang, Djeran, Makuru, and Bunuru.
Birak is a rare find. Across 9 countries, we found 41 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,188 | 24 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Birak is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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