Palak
Girl · PUH-luk · Hindi
Palak is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “eyelid”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Palak mean?
Hindi: Hindi palak 'eyelid'
“eyelid”
Palak also means spinach in Hindi, as in the dish palak paneer.
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Is Palak a girl's or a boy's name?
Palak is a girls' name.
How popular is Palak in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 girls.
Palak in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
How popular is Palak in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Palak in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Palak in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
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