Bruce
Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386 · #536 for boys in 2025, 558 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 14,480 births
- Debut · boys
- 47 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 386,880since 1880
Bruce over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #536 | 558 | |
| 2024 | — | #536 | 555 | |
| 2023 | — | #542 | 547 | |
| 2022 | — | #563 | 526 | |
| 2021 | — | #535 | 549 | |
| 2020 | — | #498 | 587 | |
| 2019 | — | #471 | 624 | |
| 2018 | — | #473 | 614 | |
| 2017 | — | #429 | 722 | |
| 2016 | — | #440 | 702 | |
| 2015 | — | #404 | 766 | |
| 2014 | — | #401 | 773 | |
| 2013 | — | #417 | 710 | |
| 2012 | — | #422 | 668 | |
| 2011 | — | #469 | 574 | |
| 2010 | — | #533 | 485 | |
| 2009 | — | #466 | 586 | |
| 2008 | — | #478 | 581 | |
| 2007 | — | #439 | 636 | |
| 2006 | — | #481 | 550 | |
| 2005 | — | #504 | 490 | |
| 2004 | — | #474 | 532 | |
| 2003 | — | #486 | 509 | |
| 2002 | — | #467 | 510 | |
| 2001 | — | #424 | 579 | |
| 2000 | — | #432 | 563 | |
| 1999 | — | #407 | 589 | |
| 1998 | — | #383 | 652 | |
| 1997 | — | #383 | 631 | |
| 1996 | — | #364 | 663 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #362 | 665 |
| 1994 | — | #331 | 747 | |
| 1993 | — | #321 | 822 | |
| 1992 | — | #291 | 922 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #261 | 1,039 |
| 1990 | — | #239 | 1,170 | |
| 1989 | — | #222 | 1,212 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #205 | 1,286 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #199 | 1,304 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #189 | 1,348 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #183 | 1,412 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #175 | 1,460 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #178 | 1,439 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #169 | 1,588 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #164 | 1,634 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #157 | 1,650 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #152 | 1,712 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #151 | 1,701 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #148 | 1,700 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #148 | 1,689 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #140 | 1,789 |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | #136 | 1,854 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #134 | 1,914 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #121 | 2,313 |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | #108 | 2,973 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | #94 | 3,482 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #72 | 4,041 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #61 | 4,486 |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 | #55 | 5,067 |
| 1966 | #2,058 | 32 | #53 | 5,843 |
| 1965 | #2,293 | 27 | #50 | 6,325 |
| 1964 | #1,918 | 38 | #46 | 7,890 |
| 1963 | #2,061 | 33 | #43 | 9,275 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #41 | 10,038 |
| 1961 | #2,150 | 30 | #40 | 10,705 |
| 1960 | #1,982 | 33 | #39 | 10,972 |
| 1959 | #1,820 | 37 | #38 | 11,914 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 | #36 | 12,472 |
| 1957 | #1,957 | 31 | #34 | 13,882 |
| 1956 | #1,871 | 33 | #33 | 14,660 |
| 1955 | #1,839 | 33 | #32 | 14,082 |
| 1954 | #1,739 | 35 | #30 | 14,155 |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | #28 | 14,048 |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | #25 | 14,480 |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | #26 | 14,090 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #26 | 12,674 |
| 1949 | #1,627 | 33 | #26 | 12,265 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #28 | 11,065 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #29 | 10,524 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #32 | 8,459 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #48 | 5,615 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #51 | 5,262 |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | #51 | 5,431 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #50 | 5,385 |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | #51 | 4,302 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #55 | 3,789 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #64 | 3,233 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #66 | 3,127 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #70 | 2,810 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #73 | 2,630 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #77 | 2,447 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #78 | 2,401 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #91 | 2,037 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #98 | 1,935 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #101 | 1,787 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #109 | 1,712 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #112 | 1,618 |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | #112 | 1,628 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #123 | 1,459 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #127 | 1,413 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #130 | 1,354 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #133 | 1,311 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #135 | 1,224 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #142 | 1,106 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | #146 | 1,070 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #149 | 996 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #151 | 880 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #146 | 988 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #156 | 805 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #162 | 740 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #171 | 663 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #169 | 530 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #175 | 390 |
| 1912 | — | #178 | 328 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #197 | 155 |
| 1910 | — | #239 | 98 | |
| 1909 | — | #185 | 121 | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #204 | 99 |
| 1907 | — | #213 | 89 | |
| 1906 | — | #224 | 77 | |
| 1905 | — | #205 | 85 | |
| 1904 | — | #198 | 87 | |
| 1903 | — | #220 | 67 | |
| 1902 | — | #234 | 60 | |
| 1901 | — | #211 | 65 | |
| 1900 | — | #210 | 86 | |
| 1899 | — | #200 | 66 | |
| 1898 | — | #219 | 64 | |
| 1897 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #216 | 69 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #213 | 65 |
| 1894 | — | #211 | 63 | |
| 1893 | — | #212 | 64 | |
| 1892 | — | #226 | 60 | |
| 1891 | — | #227 | 50 | |
| 1890 | — | #216 | 59 | |
| 1889 | — | #205 | 62 | |
| 1888 | — | #262 | 45 | |
| 1887 | — | #241 | 44 | |
| 1886 | — | #228 | 55 | |
| 1885 | — | #213 | 56 | |
| 1884 | — | #269 | 40 | |
| 1883 | — | #215 | 50 | |
| 1882 | — | #193 | 66 | |
| 1881 | — | #270 | 34 | |
| 1880 | — | #241 | 47 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bruce was already there! It came in at #241, and was given to 47 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 48 boys a year got the name.
Where Bruce is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#77 · 1 in 348
- Montana#81 · 1 in 385
- Idaho#90 · 1 in 348
- Minnesota#94 · 1 in 479
- Vermont#96 · 1 in 416
Best ever in a state: #12 in New Hampshire, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #77 | 29 | 1 in 348 |
| Montana | #81 | 12 | 1 in 385 |
| Idaho | #90 | 12 | 1 in 348 |
| Minnesota | #94 | 46 | 1 in 479 |
| Vermont | #96 | 6 | 1 in 416 |
| North Carolina | #98 | 62 | 1 in 537 |
| Michigan | #101 | 64 | 1 in 554 |
| Oregon | #101 | 13 | 1 in 462 |
| California | #106 | 45 | 1 in 633 |
| Ohio | #115 | 60 | 1 in 869 |
| Pennsylvania | #119 | 91 | 1 in 979 |
| Wisconsin | #123 | 34 | 1 in 707 |
| Oklahoma | #125 | 36 | 1 in 638 |
| Indiana | #131 | 30 | 1 in 857 |
| West Virginia | #132 | 21 | 1 in 801 |
| Iowa | #133 | 29 | 1 in 752 |
| Virginia | #134 | 32 | 1 in 769 |
| New Mexico | #137 | 7 | 1 in 546 |
| Illinois | #138 | 60 | 1 in 936 |
| Tennessee | #142 | 26 | 1 in 951 |
| New York | #148 | 68 | 1 in 1,361 |
| Colorado | #157 | 10 | 1 in 879 |
| New Jersey | #164 | 15 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Kentucky | #165 | 23 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Nebraska | #171 | 11 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Connecticut | #172 | 6 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Utah | #173 | 6 | 1 in 837 |
| Massachusetts | #174 | 17 | 1 in 2,011 |
| Alabama | #185 | 22 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 16 | 1 in 1,117 |
| South Carolina | #197 | 14 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Kansas | #202 | 11 | 1 in 1,489 |
| North Dakota | #203 | 5 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Georgia | #216 | 19 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Texas | #217 | 45 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Missouri | #224 | 16 | 1 in 1,835 |
| Florida | #233 | 6 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Louisiana | #324 | 8 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Mississippi | #359 | 6 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bruce
- Held #536 since 2024
- 38 spots since 2020 (#498 → #536)
- 132 spots since 2015 (#404 → #536)
- Biggest jump: 77 spots in 1882 (#270 → #193)
- Biggest drop: 67 spots in 2010 (#466 → #533)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1952 at #25 (14,480 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1932–1970
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 134 boys born in 1951 were named Bruce (0.75%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,061 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #25 in 1952, was only 1 in 134 (0.74%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 35.3% of all boys named Bruce (136,457) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 499 | #193 (1882) | #234 |
| 1890s | 618 | #200 (1899) | #216 |
| 1900s | 836 | #185 (1909) | #210 |
| 1910s | 5,577 | #146 (1918) | #174 |
| 1920s | 13,179 | #112 (1928) | #131 |
| 1930s | 24,119 | #64 (1939) | #83 |
| 1940s | 72,097 | #26 (1949) | #42 |
| 1950s | 136,457 | #25 (1952) | #31 |
| 1960s | 74,642 | #39 (1960) | #50 |
| 1970s | 21,127 | #94 (1970) | #133 |
| 1980s | 14,333 | #157 (1980) | #184 |
| 1990s | 7,900 | #239 (1990) | #334 |
| 2000s | 5,536 | #424 (2001) | #465 |
| 2010s | 6,638 | #401 (2014) | #446 |
| 2020s | 3,322 | #498 (2020) | #535 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bruce in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 94,851 of them was named Bruce, which outranked 55.2% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,509Zell14
- #2,509Zenaida14
- #2,509Zilpha14
- #2,633Bruce13
- #2,633Adlee13
- #2,633Adria13
- #2,633Albertia13
- #2,762Adair12
- #2,762Adrian12
- #2,762Alise12
Tied with 128 names at #2,633; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,029 of them was named Bruce, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.