Buraq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- boo-RAAK
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Buraq is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lightning”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Buraq mean?
Arabic: probably from barq 'lightning'
“lightning”
Buraq is the heavenly steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad on the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.
Is Buraq a girl's or a boy's name?
Buraq is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Buraq in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 250% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Buraq, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Buraq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
Names like Buraq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Amir, Hamza, Umar, Zayd, Musa, Zayaan, Mustafa, Huzaifa, Zayan, Khalid, Raheem
Names related to Buraq
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Buraq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/buraq, updated 20 October 2026.