Burak
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lightning; the winged horse from islamic tradition.
Burak by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Burak. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Burak. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Baraklightning; blessing4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Buraqlightning; the winged horse of islamic tradition6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Burkefortress; surname used as given name59 in the US (2017)
- Burhanproof or evidence25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baranstorm or rain19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Barakablessing or divine grace20 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a horse
Like Burak, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Coltyoung horse1,329 in the US (2017)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
- Philiplover of horses725 in the US (2017)
- Philliplover of horses; a form of Philip725 in the US (2017)
- Felipefriend of horses; Spanish form of Philip298 in the US (2017)
- Coltercolt herder; one who tends young horses142 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Burak
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