Recorded 1900–2021 Boys' name Peak 1923 47 births

Brutus — boys' name

47 babies named Brutus in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s51920s161940s51950s62020s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Brutus was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brutus in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brutus

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Brutus between 1900 and 2021, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brutus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brutus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Brutus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brutus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 47 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brutus at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

47

Since 1900

122 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1900

Recorded for 122 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brutus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1900

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 122 years of records
4.555.566.5 202119501947192919231921191619011900 5

Brutus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 34% of Brutus's all-time total
1900s101910s51920s161940s51950s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brutus?
47 babies have been named Brutus since 1900. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Brutus most popular?
Brutus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Brutus been used?
Brutus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 122 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brutus?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.