Total births
12
Boys' name · since 2024
Bruen
12 babies named Bruen in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10880
- among boys today
- 12
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 24%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Bruen is the #10880 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 12 recorded since 2024.
Bruen has 12 recorded births among boys since 2024, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10880 as of the latest data, more common than 24% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #10880 among boys today
- 12 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 24% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Bruen is currently the #10880 boys' name in America, more common than 24% of boys - 12 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10880
- among boys today
- 12
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 24%
- more common than other boys
Bruen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10880
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 24% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bruen was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Bruen in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Bruen compares
12 4th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bruen's all-time total is 97% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bruen | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Bruen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bruen splits its recorded history at 2025: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bruen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,880
Active since
2024
Bruen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Bruen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Bruen's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bruen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bruen? ▼
12 babies have been named Bruen since 2024. It currently ranks #10880 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Bruen most popular? ▼
Bruen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Bruen been used? ▼
Records for Bruen go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Bruen? ▼
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 Bruen
Nearby Names Like Bruen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bruen
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 June 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, 2024–2025 (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. "Bruen: #10880 Boys' Name - 12 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bruen. 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 Bruen 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 June 2026.