Total births
22
Boys' name · since 2022
Bru
22 babies named Bru in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 2022–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Bru sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 2022.
Social Security Administration records show Bru recorded 22 times among boys since 2022, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 2022–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Bru since 2022, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 2022–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bru was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
9 babies were named Bru in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
Bru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bru's full recorded timeline at 2023, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bru at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2022
Bru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Bru by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Bru's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bru? ▼
22 babies have been named Bru since 2022. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2023 with 9 births.
When was Bru most popular? ▼
Bru was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Bru been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bru since 2022 -- 4 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Bru? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bruce, Bruno, Bruin, Bruk, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Bru
Nearby Names Like Bru
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bru
Bruce Boy
#536 386,880 births
Bruno Boy
#705 18,875 births
Bruin Boy
#3256 673 births
Bruk Boy
#13241 135 births
Brutus Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bru: Baby Name Since 2022 - 22 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bru. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bru draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.