Names / Boy names
Bruce
Current rank
#536
holding steady
All-time peak
#25
in 1952
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
388,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #25 in 1952 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Bruce makes its debut in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It peaked in 1952 at #25. Today it sits at #536 and is holding steady. More than 388,200 children have been given the name overall.