Girls' name · since 1907
Bruna
Bruna has 1,069 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,570 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,069
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,069 babies have been named Bruna since 1907, making it today's #5570 girls' name.
Bruna has 1,069 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5570 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #7,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,570 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,069 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bruna ranks #7,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,570 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,069 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,570 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,069
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bruna's 1,069 recorded births place it above 90.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bruna compares
1,069 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Bruna's all-time total is 184% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bruna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,069 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bruna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bruna's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bruna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Bruna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (217 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Bruna's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Bruna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
150 births
- 1920s
1920s
217 births
- 1930s 81
1930s
81 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 55
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 217 births (20% of all-time use).
How Bruna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bruna's total volume
Bruna by state
Where Bruna concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 36 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.0% |
61 of 1,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Bruna's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Brunas (61 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bruna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Bruna 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.