US rank #3538 Boys' name Peak 2013 1,110 births

Boruch — #3538 US boys' name

1,110 babies named Boruch in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s191970s261980s1391990s2042000s2632010s3102020s138
#3538
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Boruch was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

42 babies were named Boruch in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Boruch

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,110 babies named Boruch between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Boruch currently holds the #3538 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Boruch performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 310 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Boruch shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 626 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Boruch in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Boruch in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,110 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Boruch at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,110

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2013

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,538

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Boruch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
42
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Boruch by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
310 births that decade — 28% of Boruch's all-time total
1950s111960s191970s261980s1391990s2042000s2632010s3102020s138

Boruch by state

Where Boruch concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Boruch
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
626 56.4%
#2 New Jersey
233 21.0%
New York share of Boruch's total US births 56.4%
Even split

626 of 1,110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Boruch?
1,110 babies have been named Boruch since 1955. It currently ranks #3538 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 42 births.
When was Boruch most popular?
Boruch was most popular in the 2010s decade with 310 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Boruch most popular?
The top states for the name Boruch are New York (626 births), New Jersey (233 births).
How long has the name Boruch been used?
Boruch has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Boruch?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boris, Bora, Borden, Borna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.