Bruer vs Bruce

Side-by-side comparison of Bruer and Bruce — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bruer

Boy name · Rank #9792

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Name B

Bruce

Boy name · Rank #537

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Metric Bruer Bruce
Current Rank #9792 #537
Total Births (all years) 13 386,313
Peak Year 2024 1956
Peak Year Births 8 14,660
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2022 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bruer 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 13 2,761

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bruer Bruce
2014 — 773
2015 — 765
2016 — 702
2017 — 721
2018 — 612
2019 — 624
2020 — 587
2021 — 548
2022 5 526
2023 — 547
2024 8 553

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2022–2024.

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