Boy nameCurrently #537 in the USFalling
Bruce
BROOSS//bruːs//
1 syllablePeak year: 19565 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
From the Brix estate in Normandy
Bruce comes from a Scottish surname derived from a Norman place name, made legendary by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots. Its solid, one-syllable strength was especially popular in the mid-20th century.
Bruce's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Bruce |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 47 |
| 1881 | 34 |
| 1882 | 66 |
| 1883 | 50 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 55 |
| 1887 | 44 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 62 |
| 1890 | 59 |
| 1891 | 50 |
| 1892 | 60 |
| 1893 | 64 |
| 1894 | 63 |
| 1895 | 70 |
| 1896 | 75 |
| 1897 | 58 |
| 1898 | 64 |
| 1899 | 66 |
| 1900 | 86 |
| 1901 | 65 |
| 1902 | 60 |
| 1903 | 67 |
| 1904 | 87 |
| 1905 | 85 |
| 1906 | 77 |
| 1907 | 89 |
| 1908 | 104 |
| 1909 | 121 |
| 1910 | 98 |
| 1911 | 160 |
| 1912 | 328 |
| 1913 | 396 |
| 1914 | 537 |
| 1915 | 670 |
| 1916 | 756 |
| 1917 | 811 |
| 1918 | 1,000 |
| 1919 | 892 |
| 1920 | 1,015 |
| 1921 | 1,083 |
| 1922 | 1,117 |
| 1923 | 1,237 |
| 1924 | 1,322 |
| 1925 | 1,361 |
| 1926 | 1,423 |
| 1927 | 1,472 |
| 1928 | 1,648 |
| 1929 | 1,630 |
| 1930 | 1,728 |
| 1931 | 1,796 |
| 1932 | 1,947 |
| 1933 | 2,048 |
| 1934 | 2,414 |
| 1935 | 2,455 |
| 1936 | 2,639 |
| 1937 | 2,823 |
| 1938 | 3,143 |
| 1939 | 3,240 |
| 1940 | 3,805 |
| 1941 | 4,315 |
| 1942 | 5,402 |
| 1943 | 5,450 |
| 1944 | 5,279 |
| 1945 | 5,629 |
| 1946 | 8,477 |
| 1947 | 10,549 |
| 1948 | 11,090 |
| 1949 | 12,298 |
| 1950 | 12,701 |
| 1951 | 14,125 |
| 1952 | 14,511 |
| 1953 | 14,079 |
| 1954 | 14,190 |
| 1955 | 14,116 |
| 1956 | 14,693 |
| 1957 | 13,913 |
| 1958 | 12,511 |
| 1959 | 11,949 |
| 1960 | 10,999 |
| 1961 | 10,734 |
| 1962 | 10,069 |
| 1963 | 9,306 |
| 1964 | 7,931 |
| 1965 | 6,352 |
| 1966 | 5,875 |
| 1967 | 5,085 |
| 1968 | 4,514 |
| 1969 | 4,061 |
| 1970 | 3,498 |
| 1971 | 2,994 |
| 1972 | 2,328 |
| 1973 | 1,929 |
| 1974 | 1,868 |
| 1975 | 1,798 |
| 1976 | 1,707 |
| 1977 | 1,713 |
| 1978 | 1,714 |
| 1979 | 1,724 |
| 1980 | 1,667 |
| 1981 | 1,641 |
| 1982 | 1,598 |
| 1983 | 1,451 |
| 1984 | 1,470 |
| 1985 | 1,428 |
| 1986 | 1,356 |
| 1987 | 1,312 |
| 1988 | 1,292 |
| 1989 | 1,212 |
| 1990 | 1,170 |
| 1991 | 1,045 |
| 1992 | 922 |
| 1993 | 822 |
| 1994 | 747 |
| 1995 | 670 |
| 1996 | 663 |
| 1997 | 631 |
| 1998 | 652 |
| 1999 | 589 |
| 2000 | 563 |
| 2001 | 579 |
| 2002 | 510 |
| 2003 | 509 |
| 2004 | 532 |
| 2005 | 490 |
| 2006 | 550 |
| 2007 | 636 |
| 2008 | 581 |
| 2009 | 586 |
| 2010 | 485 |
| 2011 | 574 |
| 2012 | 668 |
| 2013 | 710 |
| 2014 | 773 |
| 2015 | 765 |
| 2016 | 702 |
| 2017 | 721 |
| 2018 | 612 |
| 2019 | 624 |
| 2020 | 587 |
| 2021 | 548 |
| 2022 | 526 |
| 2023 | 547 |
| 2024 | 553 |
Bruce through the decades
- Bruce peaked in 1956, when 14,693 babies were named Bruce in the US.
- Bruce currently ranks #537 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Bruce
Variants & spellings
Bruis
Famous people named Bruce
- Robert the Bruce — King of Scots