Total births
10
Boys' name · since 1912
Bruner
10 babies named Bruner in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1912–1919
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Bruner is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1912.
Bruner has 10 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1919.
- 10 total births
- 1912–1919 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
10 boys have been named Bruner since 1912, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1919.
- 10
- total births
- 1912–1919
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bruner was born in this single decade.
1912
Single peak year
5 babies were named Bruner in 1912 - its busiest year on record.
Bruner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bruner's full recorded timeline at 1919, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births.
Bruner at a glance
Last recorded 1919Peak year
1912
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
Bruner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1919
- Peak year (1912)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Bruner by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Bruner's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bruner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bruner? ▼
Since 1912, Social Security records show 10 babies named Bruner. The most recent recorded year was 1919. Its busiest year on record was 1912, with 5 births.
When was Bruner most popular? ▼
Bruner was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Bruner been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bruner since 1912 -- 8 years through the most recent 1919 data.
What names are similar to Bruner? ▼
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 Bruner
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Bruk 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, 1912–1919 (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. "Bruner: Baby Name Since 1912 - 10 Births, Peak 1912." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bruner. 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 Bruner 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.