NameTides

Bruno

Bruno was the #740 boys' name in the US in 2025 (351 babies), and #602 in England & Wales and #591 in Canada.

Bruno as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bruno as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandCanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUS
Bruno as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#740 (351)#602 (64)#560 (5)#395 (3)#577 (5)#591 (49)
2024#704 (381)#486 (81)#432 (7)—#302 (13)#729 (36)
2023#711 (373)#478 (84)#482 (6)—#243 (18)#738 (34)
2022#625 (448)#450 (90)#342 (10)#414 (3)#293 (15)#537 (51)
2021#667 (406)#425 (98)#533 (5)—#296 (15)#833 (30)
2020#711 (352)#402 (102)#599 (4)—#402 (9)#999 (22)
2019#713 (344)#384 (113)#296 (12)—#322 (13)#819 (29)
2018#666 (379)#377 (117)#392 (8)—#435 (8)#732 (34)
2017#638 (404)#421 (104)#383 (9)—#356 (11)#741 (33)
2016#667 (386)#412 (102)#355 (10)—#254 (19)#738 (34)
2015#712 (349)#390 (109)#308 (12)#415 (3)#329 (13)#873 (26)
2014#671 (381)#442 (91)#490 (6)—#508 (6)#833 (28)
2013#646 (379)#479 (80)#399 (8)—#317 (13)#760 (31)
2012#795 (284)#473 (83)#361 (9)—#354 (11)#1,334 (14)
2011#830 (261)#576 (61)——#455 (7)#792 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #259.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Bruno is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,400 to 1 in 5,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bruno by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #798NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #516NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #662PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #565CAUtah: #561UTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #559AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #873NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #710GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #575TXFlorida: #412FL
Bruno (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#40611
Ontario2024#90712

Bruno (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BrunoCanadaBoys#59149
BrunoEngland & WalesBoys#60264
BrunoIrelandBoys#5775
BrunoNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
BrunoScotlandBoys#5605
BrunoUSBoys#740351