Buraq
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lightning; the winged horse of islamic tradition.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies
Buraq by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Buraq.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Buraq. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Buraklightning; the winged horse from 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)
- Baraainnocence; free from blame8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baraklightning; blessing4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a horse
Like Buraq, 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 Buraq
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