Fun Facts About the Name Baruch
- More than 1 thousand babies named Baruch: U.S. records list 1,951 babies given the name Baruch from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baruch Mean?
Baruch is a Hebrew masculine name meaning "blessed." It comes from the Hebrew word barukh (בָּרוּךְ), a passive participle of the root ברך (b-r-k), "to bless." The same root lies behind the blessing formula barukh attah Adonai ("blessed are you, Lord") and the related noun berakhah ("blessing"). The literal sense of the name is "blessed," not "blessing" or "blessed one" as a separate derivation.
Baruch is not etymologically related to the Latin name Benedictus (Benedict), though both mean "blessed"; in some non-Hebrew records, Baruch was rendered as Benedictus or Bento. It is also distinct from the similar-sounding Hebrew name Barak, which comes from a different root meaning "lightning."
Baruch Name History & Origins
The name Baruch appears in the Hebrew Bible. Its best-known bearer is Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah. In the book of Jeremiah, Baruch writes down Jeremiah's prophecies, reads them in the temple, and later goes with the prophet to Egypt. The deuterocanonical Book of Baruch is traditionally attributed to him, but most scholars date its composition later. Other biblical figures named Baruch are mentioned in the book of Nehemiah.
The name remained in Jewish use after biblical times. In the early modern period, Baruch Spinoza (1632 - 1677), the Amsterdam philosopher, was born with this Hebrew name; he also used the Portuguese form Bento and the Latin form Benedictus. In modern Israel, Baruch is a Hebrew masculine name.
How Popular is the Name Baruch?
Baruch has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,998 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,260 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 2024 | #2,257 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2023 | #1,998 | 76 | 0.0044% |
| 2022 | #2,099 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,729 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #2,237 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #3,265 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #2,213 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2017 | #2,896 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #2,663 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #2,607 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #2,465 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #2,534 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #2,872 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #2,665 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2010 | #2,328 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #3,229 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #3,935 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #2,687 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,530 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #2,570 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #2,954 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #3,289 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #3,676 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #2,810 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2000 | #2,744 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #2,232 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #2,398 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #3,166 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #2,925 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #2,449 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #2,691 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #3,054 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,234 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #2,100 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #2,437 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #2,700 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,201 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #2,119 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1986 | #2,901 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #2,433 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #2,713 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #2,144 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #2,717 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #3,434 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #2,066 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1979 | #2,786 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,678 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #2,920 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #2,841 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #2,770 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #3,146 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,730 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,005 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,787 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #2,700 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #3,126 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #2,788 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,007 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,967 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,092 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #2,872 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,063 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #2,560 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #4,077 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #2,427 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,994 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #2,840 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,508 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #3,926 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #3,193 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,850 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,260 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,350 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,717 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,372 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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