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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 81 babies (rank #501 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

860

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	39	#472
1997	36	#516
1998	41	#479
1999	24	#701
2000	26	#694
2001	22	#792
2002	20	#877
2003	33	#657
2004	39	#626
2005	35	#719
2006	27	#887
2007	37	#743
2008	43	#688
2009	44	#683
2010	51	#636
2011	44	#721
2012	43	#757
2013	57	#603
2014	55	#624
2015	63	#586
2016	81	#501