Barlas
Barlas is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Barlas" means "hero", "brave", "chivalrous" and/or "warrior". It is also the name of one of the later Turkicized Mongol confederations (Barlas) in Central Asia, which was the chief tribe of the Timurids.
Meaning & Origin of Barlas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barlas is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Barlas" means "hero", "brave", "chivalrous" and/or "warrior". It is also the name of one of the later Turkicized Mongol confederations (Barlas) in Central Asia, which was the chief tribe of the Timurids.
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The Story of Barlas
Barlas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2021, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 5 Barlass were born — ranking #12,141 that year. As of 2026, Barlas ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Barlass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Barlas
Barlas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Barlas's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #12,141. Use the chart and map above to compare Barlas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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