Bru vs Bruce
Side-by-side comparison of Bru and Bruce — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Bru Bruce Current Rank Unranked #537 Total Births (all years) 16 386,313 Peak Year 2023 1956 Peak Year Births 9 14,660 Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 2022 1880
Births by Decade Decade Bru Bruce 1880ss — 499 1890ss — 618 1900ss — 836 1910ss — 5,577 1920ss — 13,179 1930ss — 24,119 1940ss — 72,096 1950ss — 136,459 1960ss — 74,637 1970ss — 21,127 1980ss — 14,335 1990ss — 7,900 2000ss — 5,536 2010ss — 6,634 2020ss 16 2,761
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Bru Bruce 2014 — 773 2015 — 765 2016 — 702 2017 — 721 2018 — 612 2019 — 624 2020 — 587 2021 — 548 2022 7 526 2023 9 547 2024 — 553