Fun Facts About the Name Baraah
- 60 babies named Baraah: U.S. records list 60 babies given the name Baraah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baraah Mean?
Baraah is an Arabic feminine name from barāʾa (براءة), meaning "innocence," "exoneration," or "freedom from blame." The noun derives from the root ب-ر-أ (b-r-ʾ), whose basic sense is to be clear, free, or quit of something. In ordinary Arabic, barāʾa can mean acquittal or release from an obligation, and it is used for being free of guilt. The looser English gloss "purity" is a customary interpretation rather than the noun's precise legal and moral sense.
Baraah Name History & Origins
The name is formed from the Arabic noun barāʾa, written براءة. English spellings vary because the hamza (ء) and final tāʾ marbūṭa (ة) are represented differently; Baraah and Bara'ah are common transliterations. The final -ah in Baraah reflects the feminine ending, pronounced as a light final vowel in ordinary Arabic and sometimes written simply as -a in English.
In classical Arabic, barāʾa is the verbal noun of bariʾa, the verb from which the name ultimately derives. The Quran's ninth chapter, Sūrat al-Tawbah, is also known as Sūrat al-Barāʾa because it opens with the word. That religious usage is separate from the personal name. The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries, and English spellings are transliterations from Arabic.
How Popular is the Name Baraah?
Baraah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #11,245 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,296 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,677 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #15,656 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,245 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #14,091 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #16,060 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #16,261 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,207 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #12,389 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #15,681 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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