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Baruch

Boy's name · #2260 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Baruch is near its high-water mark: it reached #1999 in 2023 and still ranked #2260 in 2025. About 2,000 boys have carried it since 1945.

Across the states

In recent years, Baruch ran 7–10× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Baruches

• Baruch Samuel Blumberg — American physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925–2011)
• Baruch Shmailov — Israeli judoka
• Baruch Ashlag — Polish rabbi (1907–1991)
• Baruch Marzel — Israeli politician
• Baruch Dego — Ethiopian-born Israeli footballer

In stories & tradition

• Baruch ben Neriah — Jeremiah (Bible)
• Baruch^da — His Dark Materials (novel series)

What Baruches become

Among 130 notable people named Baruch:

Business leaders appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Baruch Ivcher, Israeli businessperson (born 1940).

Similar names: Armoni · Bauer · Uzziah · Binyamin · Yehoshua · Jahaziel

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