Boys' name · since 2000

Baruc

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 107 babies named Baruc, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,957 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,023 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
107
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Baruc is the #7023 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 107 recorded since 2000.

Social Security Administration records show Baruc recorded 107 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #7023 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #16,957 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,023 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 107 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baruc ranks #16,957 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,023 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 107 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,957 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,023 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
107
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%49.5%
Baruc vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Baruc's 107 recorded births place it above 62.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Baruc compares

107 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Baruc's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Baruc Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 107 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Baruc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Baruc's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Baruc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
12
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
468101214 20002005200720112013202020232025 12

Baruc by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (44 births, 41% of the file).

2000s was Baruc's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Baruc births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 44 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Baruc by state

Where Baruc concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Baruc
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 5.6%
California share of Baruc's total US births 5.6%

6 of 107 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baruc?
Baruc has been given to 107 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,957 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #7,023 of 13,930. 12 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Baruc sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baruc ranks #16,957 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,023 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Baruc most popular?
Baruc was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Baruc most popular?
The top states for the name Baruc are California (6 births).
How long has the name Baruc been used?
Records for Baruc go back to 2000, giving 26 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Baruc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Baruc's data

  • Baruc's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Barucs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Baruc

Nearby Names Like Baruc

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Baruc

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Baruc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Baruc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.