Baruch
Baruch is a masculine name among Jews used from Biblical times to the present, which is sometimes used as surname. It is also found, though more rarely, among Christians—particularly among Protestants who use Old Testament names.
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Baruch
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baruch is a masculine name among Jews used from Biblical times to the present, which is sometimes used as surname. It is also found, though more rarely, among Christians—particularly among Protestants who use Old Testament names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Hebrew
The Story of Baruch
Baruch first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1945, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 76 births, good for #1,998 nationwide. About 23% of every Baruch on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baruch ranks #2,100 for baby boys with 71 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Baruch
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Baruch. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Barukh
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About the name Baruch
Baruch is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Baruch's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Baruch'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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