Bruno

Boy name

Bruno has been given to 18,875 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #740 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈbɹunoʊ/

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

18,875

Peak year

2022 (448 babies)

Rank in 2025

#740 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +1%

Gender split

All boys

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