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Bruno

Boy

Meaning of Bruno: German: 'brown'

Bruno is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 752nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 486th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#752

351 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#486

81 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,875

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 65 babies1982: 76 babies1983: 77 babies1984: 58 babies1985: 67 babies1986: 64 babies1987: 62 babies1988: 77 babies1989: 99 babies1990: 115 babies19901991: 94 babies1992: 82 babies1993: 109 babies1994: 94 babies1995: 105 babies1996: 125 babies1997: 118 babies1998: 112 babies1999: 119 babies2000: 156 babies20002001: 160 babies2002: 220 babies2003: 224 babies2004: 229 babies2005: 239 babies2006: 258 babies2007: 263 babies2008: 274 babies2009: 245 babies2010: 297 babies20102011: 261 babies2012: 284 babies2013: 379 babies2014: 381 babies2015: 349 babies2016: 386 babies2017: 404 babies2018: 379 babies2019: 344 babies2020: 352 babies20202021: 406 babies2022: 448 babies2023: 373 babies2024: 381 babies2025: 351 babies
US babies named Bruno per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 448.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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