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Bruin

Boy

Meaning of Bruin: Dutch: 'brown'

Bruin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Dutch naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2236th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2236

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

673

First recorded 1994 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 6 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 57 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 76 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 44 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Bruin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 76.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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