Bruce

Given to 388,275 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#536
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
558
boys 558
Peak year
1951
14,090 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
388,275
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bruce was most popular in 1951, when 14,090 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 558 babies were named Bruce, ranking #536 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1951 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bruce was most popular in 1951, when 14,090 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 558 babies were named Bruce, ranking #536 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1951

Bruce was most popular in 1951, when 14,090 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 558 babies were named Bruce, ranking #536 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 558 536
2024 <5 — 555 536
2023 <5 — 547 542
2022 <5 — 526 563
2021 <5 — 549 535
2020 <5 — 587 498
2019 <5 — 624 471
2018 <5 — 614 473
2017 <5 — 722 429
2016 <5 — 702 440
2015 <5 — 766 404
2014 <5 — 773 401
2013 <5 — 710 417
2012 <5 — 668 422
2011 <5 — 574 469
2010 <5 — 485 533
2009 <5 — 586 466
2008 <5 — 581 478
2007 <5 — 636 439
2006 <5 — 550 481
2005 <5 — 490 504
2004 <5 — 532 474
2003 <5 — 509 486
2002 <5 — 510 467
2001 <5 — 579 424
2000 <5 — 563 432
1999 <5 — 589 407
1998 <5 — 652 383
1997 <5 — 631 383
1996 <5 — 663 364
1995 5 13386 665 362
1994 <5 — 747 331
1993 <5 — 822 321
1992 <5 — 922 291
1991 6 11509 1,039 261
1990 <5 — 1,170 239
1989 <5 — 1,212 222
1988 6 10386 1,286 205
1987 8 7987 1,304 199
1986 8 7749 1,348 189
1985 16 4635 1,412 183
1984 10 6291 1,460 175
1983 11 5824 1,439 178
1982 9 6888 1,588 169
1981 7 8128 1,634 164
1980 17 4327 1,650 157
1979 12 5427 1,712 152
1978 13 4931 1,701 151
1977 13 4942 1,700 148
1976 17 3812 1,689 148
1975 9 5984 1,789 140
1974 14 4227 1,854 136
1973 15 3971 1,914 134
1972 15 3894 2,313 121
1971 22 3062 2,973 108
1970 16 3712 3,482 94
1969 18 3199 4,041 72
1968 28 2296 4,486 61
1967 19 2868 5,067 55
1966 32 2058 5,843 53
1965 27 2293 6,325 50
1964 38 1918 7,890 46
1963 33 2061 9,275 43
1962 31 2113 10,038 41
1961 30 2150 10,705 40
1960 33 1982 10,972 39
1959 37 1820 11,914 38
1958 36 1820 12,472 36
1957 31 1957 13,882 34
1956 33 1871 14,660 33
1955 33 1839 14,082 32
1954 35 1739 14,155 30
1953 31 1783 14,048 28
1952 31 1781 14,480 25
1951 35 1611 14,090 26
1950 27 1835 12,674 26
1949 33 1627 12,265 26
1948 25 1901 11,065 28
1947 25 1946 10,524 29
1946 18 2228 8,459 32
1945 14 2339 5,615 48
1944 17 2096 5,262 51
1943 20 1949 5,431 51
1942 17 2117 5,385 50
1941 13 2397 4,302 51
1940 16 2029 3,789 55
1939 7 3429 3,233 64
1938 16 2021 3,127 66
1937 14 2196 2,810 70
1936 9 2857 2,630 73
1935 8 3156 2,447 77
1934 13 2289 2,401 78
1933 11 2540 2,037 91
1932 12 2490 1,935 98
1931 9 2972 1,787 101
1930 15 2202 1,712 109
1929 12 2587 1,618 112
1928 20 1897 1,628 112
1927 13 2552 1,459 123
1926 10 3046 1,413 127
1925 7 4028 1,354 130
1924 11 2973 1,311 133
1923 13 2587 1,224 135
1922 11 2958 1,106 142
1921 13 2633 1,070 146
1920 19 2015 996 149
1919 12 2640 880 151
1918 12 2674 988 146
1917 6 4083 805 156
1916 16 2028 740 162
1915 7 3434 663 171
1914 7 2876 530 169
1913 6 2827 390 175
1912 <5 — 328 178
1911 5 2463 155 197
1910 <5 — 98 239
1909 <5 — 121 185
1908 5 2101 99 204
1907 <5 — 89 213
1906 <5 — 77 224
1905 <5 — 85 205
1904 <5 — 87 198
1903 <5 — 67 220
1902 <5 — 60 234
1901 <5 — 65 211
1900 <5 — 86 210
1899 <5 — 66 200
1898 <5 — 64 219
1897 <5 — 58 222
1896 6 1416 69 216
1895 5 1592 65 213
1894 <5 — 63 211
1893 <5 — 64 212
1892 <5 — 60 226
1891 <5 — 50 227
1890 <5 — 59 216
1889 <5 — 62 205
1888 <5 — 45 262
1887 <5 — 44 241
1886 <5 — 55 228
1885 <5 — 56 213
1884 <5 — 40 269
1883 <5 — 50 215
1882 <5 — 66 193
1881 <5 — 34 270
1880 <5 — 47 241

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Where Bruce is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years