Meaning and history
Baruch is a Hebrew name, בָּרוּך (Baruḵ), meaning “blessed.” In the Old Testament, it belongs to a companion of the prophet Jeremiah who served as his scribe and assistant, and the deuterocanonical Book of Baruch was traditionally attributed to him. A well-known bearer was Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677), the Dutch-Jewish rationalist philosopher.
20062006: 29 births, rank #3,524
2007: 45 births, rank #2,684
2008: 26 births, rank #3,921
2009: 35 births, rank #3,223
2010: 55 births, rank #2,324
20112011: 45 births, rank #2,663
2012: 41 births, rank #2,869
2013: 48 births, rank #2,528
2014: 51 births, rank #2,461
2015: 47 births, rank #2,600
20162016: 46 births, rank #2,661
2017: 41 births, rank #2,891
2018: 62 births, rank #2,210
2019: 35 births, rank #3,259
2020: 61 births, rank #2,235
20212021: 46 births, rank #2,732
2022: 71 births, rank #2,094
2023: 76 births, rank #1,999
2024: 66 births, rank #2,190
20252025: 62 births, rank #2,258
In 2025, 62 babies were recorded with the name Baruch, ranking #2,258 among boys.