Boys' name · since 1994
Bruin
673 babies named Bruin in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,298 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 673
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bruin currently ranks #2298 among boys' names in America, with 673 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bruin has been recorded 673 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #2298 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #6,604 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,298 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 673 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bruin ranks #6,604 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,298 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 673 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,298 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 673
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bruin's 673 recorded births place it above 85.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bruin compares
673 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 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
Bruin's all-time total is 82% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bruin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 673 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bruin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bruin splits its recorded history at 2011: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bruin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Bruin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (320 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Bruin's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Bruin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
257 births
- 2020s
2020s
320 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 320 births (48% of all-time use).
How Bruin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bruin's total volume
Bruin by state
Where Bruin concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Utah | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
19 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Bruin's data
- California records the most Bruins (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bruin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bruin 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 August 2026.