Boy name Persian origin Multiple tradition

Babak

BAH-bak · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
young father; little father
Language
Persian
Culture
Persian/Iranian
Religion
Multiple
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · historical
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Popularity over time

2004 rank#11538
2004 births5
Peak year1987
First appeared1968
Total US births287
1987 peak19681977198619952004
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Bobby
Alternate spellings
BabekBobak
In other languages
Babek (Azeri)Papak (Old Persian)

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Notable people named Babak

Babak Khorramdin (Persian revolutionary)