How Many People Are Named Baruch?
An estimated 1,822 people in the United States have the first name Baruch. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Baruch peaked in popularity in 2023 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baruch as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Baruch paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,822
About 1 in 188,120 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2023
76 births
Total Registered
1,889
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baruch
Baruch is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,889 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Baruch as a male name
Ranked #2,257 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (76 births)
Baruch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baruch span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 471 babies were registered. While Baruch is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Baruch by Decade
How has Baruch tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Baruch by State
Birth registrations for Baruch span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, California. On average, about 246 Baruchs were registered per state.
Baruch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baruch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baruch
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Baruch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baruch?
We estimate approximately 1,822 people named Baruch are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 188,120 Americans share this first name.
Is Baruch a common name?
Baruch is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,889 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baruch most popular?
Baruch reached peak popularity in 2023, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baruch is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baruch a male name?
Baruch is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baruch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baruch Smith, Baruch Johnson, Baruch Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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