Bruno
2025 SSA
About Bruno
Tough-yet-cuddly Bruno is an international name even in its origins: it derives from the Germanic word for "brown" plus a Latin ending, and was borrowed as a color word in many European languages.
Today, Bruno is popular in Latin America, Spain, and Eastern Europe, but has been — until recently, at least — neglected in North America.
In the middle ages, it was worn by several rulers and bishops, and an eleventh-century saint. In modern times, Bruno gets its "strong man" image from people like wrestler Bruno Sammartino, and Frank Bruno, the British boxer. That, and the fact it was traditionally a name for bears in children’s tales.
However, Bruno also has a more gentle, soulful side that more and more parents are seeing. Singer Bruno Mars (born Peter, but nicknamed Bruno from a young age after Sammartino) has done a lot to raise its popularity in the last 20 years.
The Disney movie Encanto may do even more, thanks to its misunderstood prophetic Uncle Bruno, and the catchy song We Don’t Talk About Bruno.
As boy names ending in O continue to rise, we can see this appealing to parents looking for something well-known, multicultural, and not too popular.
Its color meaning makes it especially good for a boy born in autumn.
Pronounced BROO-no.
As of October 2026, Bruno ranked #740 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #259 in 1915, Nameberry popularity #473.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #671 | 381 | 198.3 |
| 2015 | #712 | 349 | 182.1 |
| 2016 | #669 | 385 | 202.9 |
| 2017 | #638 | 404 | 218.3 |
| 2018 | #667 | 379 | 208.7 |
| 2019 | #713 | 343 | 191.2 |
| 2020 | #712 | 352 | 203.9 |
| 2021 | #667 | 406 | 232.1 |
| 2022 | #623 | 448 | 256.6 |
| 2023 | #711 | 373 | 218.1 |
| 2024 | #701 | 381 | 221.1 |
| 2025 | #740 | 351 | 205.5 |
World rankings
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Bruno on lists
Famous Brunos
- Saint Bruno of Cologne
German founder of the Carthusian Order
- Saint Bruno the Great
German Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia
- Saint Bruno of Querfurt
German missionary bishop and martyr
- Saint Bruno
Italian Bishop of Segni and Abbot of Montecassino
- Saint Bruno
Duke of Saxony, one of the Martyrs of Ebsdorf
- Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez)
American pop,rock singer
- Bruno Campos
Brazilian,American actor
- Bruno Tonioli
Italian,British choreographer and TV personality
- Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves
Portuguese footballer
- Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino
Italian,American pro wrestler
- Bruno Senna
Brazilian racing driver
- Bruno Fraga Soares
Brazilian tennis player
- Bruno Bettelheim
Austrian psychoanalyst
- Bruno Metsu
French footballer
- Bruno Merz
New Zealand singer,songwriter
- Bruno Coppola
son of American composer Anton Coppola
- Bruno Paul Diamond (b. 1996)
son of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson
- Bruno Leifer
Wolf (b. 2007), son of comedienne Carol Leifer
- Bruno Litmanen (b. 2007)
son of footballer Jari Litmanen
- Bruno Wünsche (b. 2008)
son of actress Annette Frier and Johannes Wünsche; twin of sister Josephine
- Bruno Franz Harder (b. 2010)
son of actress Rhea Harder
- Bruno Lucas Ferreira Souza (b. 2012)
son of model Danielle Souza and footballer Dentinho
- Bruno Peres
Brazilian professional footballer
Bruno in pop culture
- Brüno Gehard
fashionista character created by Sacha Baron Cohen
- Bruno Ricci
son in Italian film "The Bicycle Thief"
- Bruno
dog in Disney's 'Cinderella"
- Bruno
main character in book/film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Bruno Jenkins
character in Roald Dahl's "The Witches"
- Prince Bruno von Grannzreich
character in "The Royal Tutor"
- Bruno Battaglia
character in 2000 film "Bruno"
- "Bruno the Kid
" animated series and its main character
- Bruno Madrigal
character in Disney's film "Encanto" and subject of popular song from that film, "We Don't Talk About Bruno"