Babak (Persian: بابک ) is a common Persian male name. It is the modern form of its Pahlavi root, Papak (Persian: پاپک ), meaning "Young father". An alternate spelling is Bobak.
Two famous historical figures named Babak are:
Babak Khorramdin (8th Century), the leader of Khurramites movement who fought against the Abbasid Caliphate.
Ardashir I of Persia (Ardashir Papakan (Babakan) (3rd Century), the founder of the Sassanid Empire.