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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1956 with 14,660 babies (rank #33 that year). In 2024 it was given to 553 boys (rank #537). 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.

387,708

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

14,660

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	47	#241
1881	34	#270
1882	66	#193
1883	50	#216
1884	40	#269
1885	56	#213
1886	55	#228
1887	44	#241
1888	45	#262
1889	62	#206
1890	59	#217
1891	50	#227
1892	60	#226
1893	64	#212
1894	63	#211
1895	65	#213
1896	69	#217
1897	58	#224
1898	64	#219
1899	66	#200
1900	86	#210
1901	65	#211
1902	60	#235
1903	67	#220
1904	87	#198
1905	85	#205
1906	77	#224
1907	89	#213
1908	99	#205
1909	121	#185
1910	98	#239
1911	155	#197
1912	328	#178
1913	390	#175
1914	530	#169
1915	663	#172
1916	740	#162
1917	805	#156
1918	988	#146
1919	880	#151
1920	996	#149
1921	1,070	#146
1922	1,106	#142
1923	1,224	#135
1924	1,311	#133
1925	1,354	#130
1926	1,413	#127
1927	1,459	#124
1928	1,628	#112
1929	1,618	#112
1930	1,713	#109
1931	1,787	#101
1932	1,935	#98
1933	2,037	#91
1934	2,401	#78
1935	2,447	#77
1936	2,630	#73
1937	2,809	#70
1938	3,127	#66
1939	3,233	#64
1940	3,789	#55
1941	4,302	#51
1942	5,385	#50
1943	5,430	#51
1944	5,262	#51
1945	5,615	#48
1946	8,459	#32
1947	10,524	#29
1948	11,065	#28
1949	12,265	#26
1950	12,674	#26
1951	14,090	#26
1952	14,480	#25
1953	14,048	#28
1954	14,155	#30
1955	14,083	#32
1956	14,660	#33
1957	13,882	#34
1958	12,475	#36
1959	11,912	#38
1960	10,966	#39
1961	10,704	#40
1962	10,038	#41
1963	9,273	#43
1964	7,893	#46
1965	6,325	#50
1966	5,843	#53
1967	5,066	#55
1968	4,486	#61
1969	4,043	#72
1970	3,482	#94
1971	2,972	#109
1972	2,313	#121
1973	1,914	#134
1974	1,854	#136
1975	1,789	#140
1976	1,690	#148
1977	1,700	#148
1978	1,701	#151
1979	1,712	#152
1980	1,650	#157
1981	1,634	#164
1982	1,589	#169
1983	1,440	#178
1984	1,460	#175
1985	1,412	#183
1986	1,348	#189
1987	1,304	#199
1988	1,286	#205
1989	1,212	#222
1990	1,170	#239
1991	1,039	#261
1992	922	#291
1993	822	#321
1994	747	#331
1995	665	#362
1996	663	#364
1997	631	#383
1998	652	#383
1999	589	#407
2000	563	#432
2001	579	#424
2002	510	#467
2003	509	#486
2004	532	#474
2005	490	#504
2006	550	#481
2007	636	#439
2008	581	#478
2009	586	#466
2010	485	#533
2011	574	#469
2012	668	#422
2013	710	#416
2014	773	#401
2015	765	#404
2016	702	#440
2017	721	#429
2018	612	#475
2019	624	#471
2020	587	#498
2021	548	#536
2022	526	#563
2023	547	#541
2024	553	#537