The brook
Derived from the Middle High German word 'bach', meaning a small stream or brook. It originally served as a topographic surname for someone living near a stream before its occasional use as a given name. It is most famously associated with the legendary German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Less common today
Bach isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,934 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Baroque era composer and musician
A character in the video game series 'Suikoden' · Suikoden
