Bruce: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced BROOS · 1 syllable

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

How popular is Bruce?

Bruce was the #536 name in the US in 2025, given to 558 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1950.

Babies named Bruce in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1950).

Half of US adults named Bruce are older than 68; most are between 37 and 82. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Bruce have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Bruce is pronounced BROOS.

Bruce was the #536 name in the US in 2025, given to 558 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1950.

Half of US adults named Bruce are older than 68. Most are between 37 and 82.