boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Baruch

Meaning blessed Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,260 Trend ↑ Rising 33%

Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”).

Rank 2025
#2,260
among boys · ↓68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Baruch · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,550
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
76 babies
All-time total
1,954
#3,358 all-time among boys
First recorded
1945
in Social Security records

Baruch popularity over time

1,954 babies have been named Baruch since 1945, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 10 1 – #3,372
1950s 72 7 +620% #2,260
1960s 79 8 +10% #2,558
1970s 110 11 +39% #2,678
1980s 213 21 +94% #2,065
1990s 288 29 +35% #2,099
2000s 329 33 +14% #2,570
2010s 471 47 +43% #2,213
2020s (to 2025) 382 64 +35% #1,999

Where Baruch is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 65 0.04 outside top 500
2027 68 0.04 outside top 500
2028 70 0.04 outside top 500
2029 73 0.04 outside top 500
2030 75 0.04 outside top 500

Where Baruch is most popular

Boys named Baruch per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.037 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Baruch born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 82 0.407 +996%
New York 128 0.296 +695%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Baruch

Baruch is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,260 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1945, 1,954 American babies have been named Baruch. Its peak came in 2023, when 76 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Baruch stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Baruch?

The median living Baruch is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 34. An estimated 1,900 people named Baruch are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Baruch year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 62 #2,260
2024 66 #2,192
2023 76 #1,999
2022 71 #2,100
2021 46 #2,733
2020 61 #2,237
2019 35 #3,266
2018 62 #2,213
2017 41 #2,897
2016 46 #2,663
2015 47 #2,607
2014 51 #2,465
2013 48 #2,534
2012 41 #2,873
2011 45 #2,665
2010 55 #2,328
2009 35 #3,229
2008 26 #3,935
2007 45 #2,687
2006 29 #3,530
2005 43 #2,570
2004 34 #2,956
2003 28 #3,290
2002 23 #3,676
2001 33 #2,810
2000 33 #2,744
1995 31 #2,449
1990 28 #2,437
1985 21 #2,433
1980 26 #2,065
1975 14 #2,768
1970 5 #4,787
1965 5 #3,967
1960 5 #4,076
1955 5 #3,926
1950 6 #3,350
1945 5 #3,372
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Famous people named Baruch

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Portuguese-Dutch philosopher (1632–1677) 17th century
  2. 2 Baruch Goldstein Baruch Goldstein American-Israeli mass murderer (1956–1994) Contemporary
  3. 3 Baruch ben Neriah Baruch ben Neriah Biblical character, friend of prophet Jeremiah b. -590 · Antiquity
  4. 4 Baruch Samuel Blumberg Baruch Samuel Blumberg American doctor (1925–2011) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Baruch, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Baruch?

The median living Baruch is about 18 years old. Half of all living Baruchs are between 7 and 34 years old.

How many people named Baruch are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Baruch are alive in the United States, based on 1,954 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Baruch mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”).

How popular is the name Baruch in 2025?

Baruch ranked #2,260 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Baruch?

1,954 babies have been named Baruch in the United States since 1945, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Baruch most popular?

Baruch peaked in 2023, when 76 newborns received the name.

Is Baruch a boy or girl name?

Baruch is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Baruch rising or falling?

Baruch is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Baruch become more popular?

Baruch is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 boys named Baruch in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Baruch?

Well-known people named Baruch include Baruch Spinoza (philosopher), Baruch Goldstein (physician), Baruch ben Neriah (politician).

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