Bruce
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning from Bruis in France.
Babies a year
714
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#536
up from #537
UK popularity
#856
37 babies
How Bruce has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #404 |
| 2016 | #440 |
| 2017 | #429 |
| 2018 | #478 |
| 2019 | #471 |
| 2020 | #499 |
| 2021 | #538 |
| 2022 | #563 |
| 2023 | #541 |
| 2024 | #537 |
| 2025 | #536 |
In 2025, 37 babies in England and Wales were named Bruce. In the US, 714 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 14,659 in 1956.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Bruce was most common in 1950, when it went to 0.70% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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