Brutus
About Brutus
Brutus is the quintessential brute--far too close to the word brutal. And any child with this name would spend much of his life hearing "Et tu."
Originally an old Roman family name, borne by Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, who spoke those famous dying words to him.
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Pronounced BROO-tus.
As of October 2026, Brutus ranked #12430 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #1070 in 1901.
Editor's take: The name Brutus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "heavy, dull".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Brutus on lists
Famous Brutuss
- Brutus
Ancient British king
- Marcus Junius Brutus
assassin of Julius Caesar
Brutus in pop culture
- Brutus Malfoy
Malfoy family member who lived during the 17th century (Harry Potter)
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'former Pullman porter who sets himself up as emperor on an island in the West Indies and then retrogresses on the evolutionary ladder' in Eugene O'Neill's play The Emperor Jones (1920)
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