Babak
Boy name · Persian origin
Babak meaning
Babak is a Persian name for boys that means father, mentor, and in ancient Persia was used as an endearing term for fathers (similar to daddy in English).
Babak at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Persian
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- باباكAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #11,354 in 2004
Babak popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,618 | 18 |
| 1987 | #2,469 | 22 |
| 1990 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 2004 | #11,354 | 5 |
All 28 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1973 | #4,056 | 7 |
| 1974 | #3,559 | 9 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1976 | #2,947 | 13 |
| 1977 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1978 | #3,613 | 10 |
| 1979 | #2,896 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,618 | 18 |
| 1981 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 16 |
| 1983 | #4,139 | 9 |
| 1984 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1985 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1986 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1987 | #2,469 | 22 |
| 1988 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1989 | #4,018 | 13 |
| 1990 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1991 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1992 | #5,659 | 9 |
| 1993 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1994 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1996 | #9,014 | 5 |
| 1998 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 2004 | #11,354 | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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