How Many People Are Named Bruno?
An estimated 11,978 people in the United States have the first name Bruno. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Bruno peaked in popularity in 2022 with 448 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bruno as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bruno paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,978
About 1 in 28,615 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2022
448 births
Total Registered
18,521
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bruno
Bruno is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 18,521 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bruno as a male name
Ranked #701 in 2024
381 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (448 births)
Bruno: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bruno span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,462 babies were registered. While Bruno is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bruno by Decade
How has Bruno tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bruno by State
Birth registrations for Bruno span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, Rhode Island, Nebraska. On average, about 395 Brunos were registered per state.
Bruno + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bruno as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bruno
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bruno: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bruno?
We estimate approximately 11,978 people named Bruno are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,615 Americans share this first name.
Is Bruno a common name?
Bruno is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,521 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bruno most popular?
Bruno reached peak popularity in 2022, when 448 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bruno is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bruno a male name?
Bruno is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bruno Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bruno Smith, Bruno Johnson, Bruno Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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