Boys' name · since 1955
Boruch
Boruch has 1,147 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,147
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Boruch currently ranks #3260 among boys' names in America, with 1,147 babies recorded since 1955.
Boruch has 1,147 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3260 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #4,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,260 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,147 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boruch ranks #4,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,260 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,147 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,147
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Boruch's 1,147 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Boruch compares
1,147 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Boruch's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Boruch | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,147 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Boruch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Boruch's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Boruch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Boruch by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (310 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Boruch's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Boruch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
263 births
- 2010s
2010s
310 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 310 births (27% of all-time use).
How Boruch compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Boruch's total volume
Boruch by state
Where Boruch concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 627 | 54.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 253 | 22.1% |
627 of 1,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Boruch's data
- Boruch's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (310 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Boruchs (627 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Boruch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
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, 1955–2025 (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 Boruch 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.