Over the past 110 years, 379 662 boys and 35 girls have been named Bruce. The name Bruce ranks 82th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bruce in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Bruce came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.