boys' name ★ peaked 2022

Bruno

Meaning brown Gender Boy Rank 2025 #740 Trend → Stable

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from…

Rank 2025
#740
among boys · ↓36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
351
named Bruno · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,866
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
448 babies
All-time total
18,875
#856 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Bruno popularity over time

18,875 babies have been named Bruno since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1915Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 62 6 – #521
1890s 130 13 +110% #457
1900s 203 20 +56% #437
1910s 2,272 227 +1019% #259
1920s 2,340 234 +3% #337
1930s 986 99 -58% #468
1940s 698 70 -29% #644
1950s 850 85 +22% #719
1960s 888 89 +4% #749
1970s 621 62 -30% #905
1980s 709 71 +14% #1,007
1990s 1,073 107 +51% #980
2000s 2,268 227 +111% #783
2010s 3,464 346 +53% #638
2020s (to 2025) 2,311 385 +11% #625

Where Bruno is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 354 0.21 outside top 500
2027 357 0.21 outside top 500
2028 359 0.21 outside top 500
2029 361 0.21 outside top 500
2030 363 0.21 outside top 500

Where Bruno is most popular

Boys named Bruno per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.227 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Bruno born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 202 0.427 +88%
California 353 0.386 +70%
Texas 320 0.363 +60%
Arizona 58 0.355 +56%
Illinois 84 0.329 +45%
Colorado 39 0.302 +33%
New Jersey 54 0.268 +18%
Oregon 19 0.250 +10%
Massachusetts 34 0.247 +9%
Wisconsin 29 0.245 +8%
New York 102 0.236 ≈ national
Virginia 41 0.216 -5%
Pennsylvania 57 0.215 -5%
Nevada 11 0.193 -15%
Washington 31 0.189 -16%
Georgia 48 0.189 -16%
Utah 18 0.189 -17%
North Carolina 47 0.184 -19%
Oklahoma 16 0.181 -20%
South Carolina 14 0.135 -40%
Maryland 16 0.134 -41%
Ohio 34 0.128 -43%
Tennessee 23 0.127 -44%
Indiana 17 0.106 -53%
Connecticut 7 0.103 -54%
Kansas 6 0.087 -61%
Minnesota 10 0.082 -64%
Kentucky 8 0.080 -65%
Michigan 16 0.078 -66%
Alabama 5 0.046 -80%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bruno

Bruno is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #740 in 2025 with 351 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 18,875 American babies have been named Bruno. Its peak came in 2022, when 448 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bruno stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bruno?

The median living Bruno is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 36. An estimated 12 thousand people named Bruno are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bruno year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 351 #740
2024 381 #704
2023 373 #711
2022 448 #625
2021 406 #667
2020 352 #712
2019 344 #713
2018 379 #667
2017 404 #638
2016 386 #667
2015 349 #712
2014 381 #671
2013 379 #646
2012 284 #795
2011 261 #830
2010 297 #756
2009 245 #863
2008 274 #799
2007 263 #809
2006 258 #797
2005 239 #802
2004 229 #788
2003 224 #783
2002 220 #785
2001 160 #960
2000 156 #967
1995 105 #1,108
1990 115 #980
1985 67 #1,135
1980 64 #1,133
1975 42 #1,346
1970 76 #917
1965 86 #803
1960 105 #752
1955 73 #863
1950 71 #806
1945 58 #820
1940 68 #742
1935 87 #630
1930 160 #468
1925 211 #410
1920 292 #341
1915 348 #259
1910 54 #338
1905 23 #465
1900 26 #446
1895 14 #559
1890 10 #635
1885 7 #773
1880 7 #756

Famous people named Bruno

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bruno Mars Bruno Mars American singer-songwriter (born 1985) Contemporary
  2. 2 Bruno Sammartino Bruno Sammartino American professional wrestler (1935–2018) Contemporary
  3. 3 Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz Swiss actor (1941–2019) Contemporary
  4. 4 Bruno Metsu Bruno Metsu French football manager (1954–2013) Contemporary
  5. 5 Bruno Latour Bruno Latour French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (1947–2022) Contemporary
  6. 6 Bruno Cremer Bruno Cremer French actor 1929–2010 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Bruno Schulz Bruno Schulz Polish Jewish writer and artist (1892-1942) 19th century
  8. 8 Bruno Bauer Bruno Bauer German philosopher and theologian (1809–1882) 19th century
  9. 9 Bruno Bettelheim Austrian-American writer (1903–1990) Contemporary
  10. 10 Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990) Contemporary
  11. 11 Bruno Conti Bruno Conti Italian footballer (born 1955) Contemporary
  12. 12 Bruno of Cologne Bruno of Cologne Founder of the Carthusians (c. 1030–1101) Medieval
  13. 13 Bruno Walter Bruno Walter German-born conductor, pianist, and composer (1876–1962) 19th century
  14. 14 Bruno Loerzer Bruno Loerzer German air force officer (1891–1960) 19th century
  15. 15 Bruno Mattei Bruno Mattei Italian film director, screenwriter and editor 1931–2007 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Bruno Munari Bruno Munari Italian artist and designer (1907–1998) Contemporary
  17. 17 Bruno Pontecorvo Bruno Pontecorvo Italian nuclear physicist (1913–1993) Contemporary
  18. 18 Bruno Streckenbach Bruno Streckenbach German SS general (1902–1977) Contemporary
  19. 19 Bruno Taut Bruno Taut German architect, urban planner and author (1880-1938) 19th century
  20. 20 Bruno Giacomelli Bruno Giacomelli Italian racing driver (born 1952) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bruno, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bruno?

The median living Bruno is about 17 years old. Half of all living Brunos are between 8 and 36 years old.

How many people named Bruno are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Bruno are alive in the United States, based on 18,875 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bruno mean?

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

How popular is the name Bruno in 2025?

Bruno ranked #740 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 351 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bruno?

18,875 babies have been named Bruno in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bruno most popular?

Bruno peaked in 2022, when 448 newborns received the name.

Is Bruno a boy or girl name?

Bruno is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bruno rising or falling?

Bruno has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Bruno become more popular?

Bruno looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 363 boys named Bruno in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bruno?

Well-known people named Bruno include Bruno Mars (musician), Bruno Sammartino (wrestler), Bruno Ganz (actor).

Names like Bruno

Names that sound and feel close to Bruno: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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