Boruch
Boruch was the 3254th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 2592nd; the most babies were born in 2013 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 167 places. More babies were named Boruch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,254 boys, up 1,039 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201342 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,147babies recorded
Boruch popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,254 | 36 |
| 2020 | #4,293 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,906 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,158 | 27 |
| 1990 | #3,182 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,738 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,373 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Boruch, counting every spelling?
Boruch has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Boruch?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Boruch (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Boruch 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Boruch.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Boruch?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Boruch are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 31. That makes Boruch 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.
Boruch by state
How common Boruch was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (16.9×), New York (3.5×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Boruch
How popular is the name Boruch?
Boruch was the 3254th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 2592nd; the most babies were born in 2013 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 167 places. More babies were named Boruch in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Boruch a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Boruch in the US.
Where is Boruch most popular?
In 2021–2025, Boruch was most common in New Jersey (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.