Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Bruce
Endangered
Down 96.2% from peak
Peak era
1956
Peak births
14,660
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Bruce
How many people are named Bruce?
An estimated 225,606 living Americans are named Bruce.
How rare is Bruce?
Bruce is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 558 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.2% from its 1956 peak.
How old is the typical Bruce?
The median age of a living American named Bruce is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 57 and 73 years old.
Is Bruce still popular?
No. Bruce is endangered as a baby name, down 96.2% from its 1956 peak with 558 births in 2025.
Where is Bruce most common?
Bruce has its strongest geographic signal in New Hampshire, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19562025
Peak year
1956
Decline from peak
96.2%
2025
558
All-time
386,880
Where it lives now
Bruce is most concentrated in New Hampshire — about 2.9× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Bruce is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.