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Bruce

Bruce holds the #536 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 558 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1952 (#25 nationally, 14,480 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Idaho (#302 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#536
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#25
in 1952 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
558
boys named Bruce

Bruce popularity, 1880–2025

0.20%0.40%0.61%0.81%18801900192019401960198020002020#25 in 1952
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1952

Where Bruce is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025NH—Washington: #446 (16 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WA#446Idaho: #302 (8 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)ID#302Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025ND—Minnesota: #552 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MN#552Wisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: #445 (19 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MI#445New York: #545 (29 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NY#545Massachusetts: #413 (12 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MA#413Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025OR—Nevada: #443 (6 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NV#443Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: #568 (16 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#568Indiana: #512 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IN#512Ohio: #541 (19 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)OH#541Pennsylvania: #506 (19 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)PA#506New Jersey: #429 (18 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NJ#429Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025CT—California: #442 (72 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CA#442Utah: #378 (12 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)UT#378Colorado: #329 (19 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)CO#329Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025NE—Missouri: #518 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MO#518Kentucky: #569 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#569West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025WV—Virginia: #452 (17 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)VA#452Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025DE—Arizona: #463 (15 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)AZ#463New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025NM—Kansas: #524 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#524Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025AR—Tennessee: #551 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)TN#551North Carolina: #678 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NC#678South Carolina: #501 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#501District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #395 (11 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OK#395Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025MS—Alabama: #400 (13 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)AL#400Georgia: #756 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#756Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bruce in 2025HI—Texas: #555 (57 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)TX#555Florida: #508 (35 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)FL#508
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Idaho (#302), Colorado (#329), Oklahoma (#395)

Uniqueness score

42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bruce in the most recent year of SSA data.

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