Bruna
Bruna is a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bruna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bruna is a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bruna
Bruna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1907, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 34 Brunas were born — ranking #1,349 that year. As of 2026, Bruna ranks #5,245 for baby girls with 24 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Brunas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bruna
Bruna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Bruna's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,339. Use the chart and map above to compare Bruna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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