Baruch
Baruch was the 2260th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1999th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 347 places. More babies were named Baruch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,260 boys, down 23 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202376 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,954babies recorded
Baruch popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,260 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,237 | 61 |
| 2010 | #2,328 | 55 |
| 2000 | #2,744 | 33 |
| 1990 | #2,437 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,065 | 26 |
| 1970 | #4,787 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,076 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,350 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Baruch, counting every spelling?
Baruch is the most common spelling of a name family that had 76 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 76 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baruch | 62 | #2,260 | 321 |
| Barak | 8 | #9,015 | 59 |
| Barack | 6 | #10,858 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Baruch?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Baruch (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Baruch born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Baruch.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Baruch?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Baruch are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 8 and 35. That makes Baruch mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Baruch by state
How common Baruch was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (11.0×), New York (8.0×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Baruch: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Baruch, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Baruch
How popular is the name Baruch?
Baruch was the 2260th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1999th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 347 places. More babies were named Baruch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Baruch a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Baruch in the US.
Where is Baruch most popular?
In 2021–2025, Baruch was most common in New Jersey (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.