Bruno
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning brown.
Babies a year
400
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#740
down from #701
UK popularity
#602
64 babies · down from #486
How Bruno has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #712 |
| 2016 | #668 |
| 2017 | #642 |
| 2018 | #667 |
| 2019 | #713 |
| 2020 | #710 |
| 2021 | #666 |
| 2022 | #618 |
| 2023 | #708 |
| 2024 | #701 |
| 2025 | #740 |
Bruno by the numbers
In 2025, 64 babies in England and Wales were named Bruno. In the US, 400 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 2,500 American boys born that year was called Bruno.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bruno. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Bruno
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