Bruno

“Brown, or burnished” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #740 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Bruno is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1915, when it ranked #259. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 19,000 boys since 1880, ranked #740 today.

Around the world: #20 in Argentina (2024) · #20 in Spain (2024) · #30 in Poland (2025) · #31 in Croatia (2025) · #94 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Brunos

Bruno Mars — American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1985)
Bruno Fernandes — Portuguese association football player (born 1994)
Bruno Ganz — Swiss actor (1941–2019)
Bruno Alves — Portuguese footballer
Bruno Schulz — Jewish novelist and painter (1892-1942)

In stories & tradition

Brüno Gehard — fictional human
Bruno Madrigal — Encanto
Bruno Tattaglia — The Godfather

What Brunos become

Among 6,349 notable people named Bruno:

Business leaders appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bruno Lafont, French businessman (born 1956).

Similar names: Alden · Bruce · Gino · Darwin · Emery · Harold

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