Over the past 110 years, 35 girls and 379 662 boys have been named Bruce. The name Bruce ranks 11501th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bruce in 1937. The peak of popularity of the name Bruce came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.