Blessed
Derived from the Semitic root B-R-K, it signifies one who is blessed or favored. It is the Swahili form of the Arabic name Mubarak and is closely related to the Hebrew name Baruch.
Less common today
Barack isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,989 in 2009.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
44th President of the United States
Kenyan economist and father of the U.S. President
