How Many People Are Named Barack?
An estimated 302 people in the United States have the first name Barack. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Barack peaked in popularity in 2009 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barack as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Barack paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
302
About 1 in 1,134,948 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2009
71 births
Total Registered
305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barack
Barack is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 305 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Barack as a male name
Ranked #11,068 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (71 births)
Barack: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barack span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 148 babies were registered. Barack has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barack by Decade
How has Barack tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Barack by State
Birth registrations for Barack span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Michigan, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 10 Baracks were registered per state.
Barack + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barack as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barack
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barack: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barack?
We estimate approximately 302 people named Barack are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,134,948 Americans share this first name.
Is Barack a common name?
Barack is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barack most popular?
Barack reached peak popularity in 2009, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barack is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barack a male name?
Barack is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barack Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barack Smith, Barack Johnson, Barack Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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