Bach Name Meaning, Popularity and Origins
Origin:
German
Gender Distribution:
100% Masculine / 0% Feminine
Meaning:
Derived from the German word for 'stream' or 'brook'.
Meaning of the Name Bach
Bach is a German surname and given name derived from the Old High German word 'bahho', meaning 'stream' or 'brook'. It can also be a short form of the given name 'Balthasar'. Bach is most famously associated with Johann Sebastian Bach, the renowned German composer and musician.
Popularity of the Name Bach
The popularity for the name Bach peaked in popularity in the year 2013 with 8 births, which ranked number 20,743 out of 30,885 unique names for that year. Bach had the most male births in 2013 with 8, which ranked number 8,784 out of 14,061 male names.
Nationwide Popularity of Bach
Popularity of Bach by State
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