Baruch

“Blessed” — Hebrew origin

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

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. In New Jersey and New York it runs 7–10× its national rate.

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 · Book of Baruch
Baruch — His Dark Materials

What Baruches become

Among 130 notable people named Baruch:

Business leaders appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Baruch Ivcher, businessperson.

Similar names: Malachai · Bauer · Uzziah · Binyamin · Natan · Armoni

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