Baraa
Mostly boys · ba-RAH · Arabic
Baraa is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “innocent; free from fault”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Baraa mean?
Arabic: Arabic al-Bara'
“innocent; free from fault”
Al-Bara' ibn Malik and al-Bara' ibn Azib were companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Say it
- ba-RAH
Is Baraa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Baraa has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Baraa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Baraa, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Baraa of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Baraa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Baraa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Baraa, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Baraa in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Baraa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Baraa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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