Bruce

Origin	Gender	Meaning
German	Boy	From the brushwood
French	Boy	thicket, woodlands
Brazilian	Boy	From the brushwood
Canadian	Boy	From the brushwood

Fun Facts about the name Bruce

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Similar & Rhyming Names

BricBarrakBrookBorjaBirk

Popularity of Bruce

Popularity Analysis

The name Bruce first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1952 when it reached rank #25. It broke into the top 100 for 39 years. As of 2024, it ranked #537.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	537	Male	0.0300%
2023	541	Male	0.0297%
2022	563	Male	0.0280%
2021	536	Male	0.0292%
2020	497	Male	0.0316%
2019	471	Male	0.0324%
2018	482	Male	0.0314%
2017	429	Male	0.0364%
2016	437	Male	0.0347%
2015	406	Male	0.0374%
2014	401	Male	0.0378%
2013	418	Male	0.0350%
2012	422	Male	0.0329%
2011	468	Male	0.0283%
2010	533	Male	0.0237%
2009	465	Male	0.0276%
2008	476	Male	0.0267%
2007	438	Male	0.0287%
2006	481	Male	0.0251%
2005	504	Male	0.0229%
2004	476	Male	0.0250%
2003	485	Male	0.0242%
2002	466	Male	0.0247%
2001	424	Male	0.0280%
2000	431	Male	0.0269%
1999	407	Male	0.0289%
1998	384	Male	0.0321%
1997	383	Male	0.0316%
1996	364	Male	0.0332%
1995	362	Male	0.0331%
1994	330	Male	0.0367%
1993	321	Male	0.0398%
1992	291	Male	0.0439%
1991	260	Male	0.0491%
1990	239	Male	0.0543%
1989	222	Male	0.0578%
1988	205	Male	0.0641%
1987	198	Male	0.0669%
1986	188	Male	0.0702%
1985	183	Male	0.0735%
1984	175	Male	0.0778%
1983	178	Male	0.0772%
1982	170	Male	0.0838%
1981	164	Male	0.0876%
1980	157	Male	0.0890%
1979	152	Male	0.0956%
1978	151	Male	0.0996%
1977	148	Male	0.0996%
1976	148	Male	0.1034%
1975	140	Male	0.1104%
1974	136	Male	0.1136%
1973	134	Male	0.1186%
1972	121	Male	0.1384%
1971	108	Male	0.1636%
1970	94	Male	0.1830%
1969	72	Male	0.2211%
1968	61	Male	0.2531%
1967	55	Male	0.2850%
1966	53	Male	0.3214%
1965	50	Male	0.3337%
1964	46	Male	0.3895%
1963	43	Male	0.4498%
1962	41	Male	0.4777%
1961	40	Male	0.4975%
1960	39	Male	0.5055%
1959	38	Male	0.5496%
1958	36	Male	0.5786%
1957	34	Male	0.6343%
1956	33	Male	0.6832%
1955	32	Male	0.6741%
1954	30	Male	0.6834%
1953	28	Male	0.7009%
1952	25	Male	0.7340%
1951	26	Male	0.7368%
1950	26	Male	0.6964%
1949	26	Male	0.6810%
1948	28	Male	0.6212%
1947	29	Male	0.5664%
1946	32	Male	0.5133%
1945	48	Male	0.4094%
1944	51	Male	0.3786%
1943	51	Male	0.3733%
1942	50	Male	0.3825%
1941	51	Male	0.3426%
1940	55	Male	0.3197%
1939	64	Male	0.2853%
1938	66	Male	0.2753%
1937	70	Male	0.2569%
1936	73	Male	0.2471%
1935	77	Male	0.2290%
1934	78	Male	0.2264%
1933	92	Male	0.1996%
1932	98	Male	0.1807%
1931	101	Male	0.1667%
1930	108	Male	0.1522%
1929	112	Male	0.1457%
1928	112	Male	0.1427%
1927	124	Male	0.1257%
1926	127	Male	0.1232%
1925	130	Male	0.1179%
1924	133	Male	0.1120%
1923	135	Male	0.1079%
1922	142	Male	0.0982%
1921	146	Male	0.0941%
1920	149	Male	0.0904%
1919	151	Male	0.0869%
1918	146	Male	0.0942%
1917	156	Male	0.0840%
1916	162	Male	0.0800%
1915	171	Male	0.0753%
1914	168	Male	0.0777%
1913	174	Male	0.0727%
1912	178	Male	0.0727%
1911	197	Male	0.0642%
1910	239	Male	0.0470%
1909	184	Male	0.0690%
1908	205	Male	0.0595%
1907	213	Male	0.0561%
1906	224	Male	0.0534%
1905	206	Male	0.0593%
1904	198	Male	0.0628%
1903	219	Male	0.0526%
1902	235	Male	0.0452%
1901	211	Male	0.0562%
1900	210	Male	0.0536%
1899	200	Male	0.0573%
1898	219	Male	0.0484%
1897	224	Male	0.0476%
1896	217	Male	0.0535%
1895	212	Male	0.0521%
1894	211	Male	0.0504%
1893	212	Male	0.0529%
1892	226	Male	0.0456%
1891	227	Male	0.0458%
1890	217	Male	0.0493%
1889	206	Male	0.0521%
1888	262	Male	0.0346%
1887	241	Male	0.0403%
1886	228	Male	0.0462%
1885	213	Male	0.0483%
1884	269	Male	0.0326%
1883	216	Male	0.0444%
1882	193	Male	0.0541%
1881	270	Male	0.0314%
1880	241	Male	0.0397%

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