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The name Bruce peaked for girls at #1435 in 1896. Bruce is also used for boys, ranking #536 in 2025.

The name Bruce is a boy's name of French, Scottish, English origin meaning "from the brushwood thicket".

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Bruce is a Norman place name made famous by the Scottish king Robert the Bruce, who won Scotland's independence from England in the fourteenth century. Hugely popular in the 40s and 50s, it has since declined in popularity, but nevertheless remains in the US Top 600 and has featured consistently in the latter end of the England and Wales Top 1000 since the 90s.
 
A nature connected choice, meaning "from the brushwood thicket" or "from the willow land", Bruce has a plethora of famous connections: Lee, Springsteen, Dern, Forsyth, and Willis being just a few. Noteworthy fictional Bruces include Batman's Bruce Wayne, Marvel's Bruce Banner, and the shark from Finding Nemo, while in Australia, the name was at one time Bruce was so widespread, it became a nickname for any Ozzie man. 
 
Strong and solid, but perhaps a little too close to word brute for some, could Bruce regain some of its lost popularity in coming years, riding on the back of word name Truce? Time will tell, but an interesting alternative is Brix, the Normandy place name where the Bruce family originated.

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The name Bruce is currently ranked #536 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #25 in 1952. The name is most popular in BRUCE, BRUCE, and BRUCE. Bruce is occasionally used for girls in 1995.

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