Bruce has been given to about 388,275 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.
Bruce ranks 536th among American boys in 2025, with 558 born that year. Its best year was 1956, when 14,693 babies were given the name, ranking 33rd. The typical living American called Bruce is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.