Bruce

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Bruce is an English language name that arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands".

From Wikipedia

Bruce first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 518 babies (rank #26 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bruce

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bruce yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,219

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

518

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Marvel Cinematic Universe: Bruce Banner — the Hulk
In The Roald Dahl Universe: Bruce Bogtrotter — of the chocolate cake

Famous people named Bruce

Bruce Leemartial artist · b. 1940
Bruce Willisfilm actor · b. 1955
Bruce Springsteenrecording artist · b. 1949
Bruce Dickinsonheavy metal singer · b. 1958
Bruce Beutlerimmunologist · b. 1957

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	504	#23
1953	461	#25
1954	483	#21
1955	403	#27
1956	424	#24
1957	444	#24
1958	412	#25
1959	365	#27
1960	489	#32
1961	518	#26
1962	472	#32
1963	428	#33
1964	434	#31
1965	371	#35
1966	311	#41
1967	299	#43
1968	293	#47
1969	252	#56
1970	223	#62
1971	195	#72
1972	158	#79
1973	63	#102
1974	53	#102
1975	71	#99
1976	41	#108
1977	37	#109
2014	2	#552
2015	6	#243
2016	3	#415
2017	4	#338