Bruno
Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Irish, French, Italian, Latin and Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, An Bru’, Brun, and Brugh; Bruno is a Latin name as well as Germanic (Braun) name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished, also present in the words/names braun, brown, and Bruno
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Bruno
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Irish, French, Italian, Latin and Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, An Bru’, Brun, and Brugh; Bruno is a Latin name as well as Germanic (Braun) name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished, also present in the words/names braun, brown, and Bruno
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- Croatian
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
- Latvian
- Germanic
The Story of Bruno
The earliest SSA record of Bruno as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 7 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 448 newborns named Bruno — #623 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #690 among baby boy names with 395 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 19K Brunos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Bruno
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bruno. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Brunello
- Brunon
- Nello
Names that sound like Bruno
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About the name Bruno
Bruno is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Bruno's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #259. Use the chart and map above to compare Bruno'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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