Bruce
Boy5 letters
#676
in Ireland (2025)
#642 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#204
best rank (1964)
153
babies since 1964
Down 87
10-year rank change
Bruce through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #642 |
| 2024 | 4 | #628 |
| 2023 | 7 | #460 |
| 2022 | 7 | #438 |
| 2021 | 8 | #400 |
| 2020 | 4 | #606 |
| 2019 | 5 | #537 |
| 2018 | 4 | #597 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 |
| 2016 | 4 | #601 |
| 2015 | 5 | #555 |
| 2014 | 6 | #508 |
| 2013 | 10 | #383 |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2010 | 6 | #491 |
| 2009 | 6 | #472 |
| 2008 | 4 | #601 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 1983 | 4 | #282 |
| 1981 | 4 | #292 |
| 1979 | 5 | #269 |
| 1975 | 6 | #251 |
| 1974 | 4 | #288 |
| 1973 | 3 | #320 |
| 1971 | 3 | #304 |
| 1970 | 5 | #251 |
| 1969 | 3 | #291 |
| 1968 | 5 | #222 |
| 1966 | 4 | #229 |
| 1965 | 4 | #222 |
| 1964 | 5 | #204 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Bruce yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce | 4 | 153 |
In Northern Ireland
#395 in 2025 with 3 babies. Best rank #272 (1998); 12 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.