Barkat is a distinctive choice, ranked #551 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Barkat in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#551
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About the Name Barkat
2024 marks Barkat's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #795. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2023.
Barkat is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Barkat in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Barkat
Alona Barkat — Alona Barkat is an Israeli businesswoman, and owner of the football team Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Reuven Barkat — Reuven Barkat was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and the Labor Party from 1965 until his death in 1972.
Waqas Barkat — Waqas Barkat is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Barkat
Unlikely. With around 72 UK babies named Barkat per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Barkat in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Barkat has appeared in UK birth records in only 3 separate years, most recently ranked #551 in 2025. That is too little history to call a trend.
Barkat is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Barkat include: Alona Barkat, Waqas Barkat and Nir Barkat. Short summaries for each appear below.
Barkat does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Barkats in the wild.
72
UK babies named Barkat (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 918 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Barkat
Almost certainly the only Barkat in the class
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UK Popularity (2023–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Barkat
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ustad Barkat Ali Khan was a Pakistani classical singer, younger brother of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and elder brother of Mubarak Ali Khan, and belonged to the Patiala gharana of music.