Bruce

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Bruce is a given name of Scottish, Norman French origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 387,708 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 386,313 as boys and 1,395 as girls. Bruce gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #183 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	553
2023	547
2022	526
2021	548
2020	587
2019	624
2018	612
2017	721
2016	702
2015	765
2014	773
2013	710
2012	668
2011	574
2010	485
2009	586
2008	581
2007	636
2006	550
2005	490
2004	532
2003	509
2002	510
2001	579
2000	563
1999	589
1998	652
1997	631
1996	663
1995	670
1994	747
1993	822
1992	922
1991	1,045
1990	1,170
1989	1,212
1988	1,292
1987	1,312
1986	1,356
1985	1,428
1984	1,470
1983	1,451
1982	1,598
1981	1,641
1980	1,667
1979	1,724
1978	1,714
1977	1,713
1976	1,707
1975	1,798
1974	1,868
1973	1,929
1972	2,328
1971	2,994
1970	3,498
1969	4,061
1968	4,514
1967	5,085
1966	5,875
1965	6,352
1964	7,931
1963	9,306
1962	10,069
1961	10,734
1960	10,999
1959	11,949
1958	12,511
1957	13,913
1956	14,693
1955	14,116
1954	14,190
1953	14,079
1952	14,511
1951	14,125
1950	12,701
1949	12,298
1948	11,090
1947	10,549
1946	8,477
1945	5,629
1944	5,279
1943	5,450
1942	5,402
1941	4,315
1940	3,805
1939	3,240
1938	3,143
1937	2,823
1936	2,639
1935	2,455
1934	2,414
1933	2,048
1932	1,947
1931	1,796
1930	1,728
1929	1,630
1928	1,648
1927	1,472
1926	1,423
1925	1,361
1924	1,322
1923	1,237
1922	1,117
1921	1,083
1920	1,015
1919	892
1918	1,000
1917	811
1916	756
1915	670
1914	537
1913	396
1912	328
1911	160
1910	98
1909	121
1908	104
1907	89
1906	77
1905	85
1904	87
1903	67
1902	60
1901	65
1900	86
1899	66
1898	64
1897	58
1896	75
1895	70
1894	63
1893	64
1892	60
1891	50
1890	59
1889	62
1888	45
1887	44
1886	55
1885	56
1884	40
1883	50
1882	66
1881	34
1880	47