Bruno is a distinctive choice, ranked #602 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Bruno in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#602
US Rank #740
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About the Name Bruno
Bruno has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 84 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #377 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Bruno is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Bruno in their class.
In the US it sits at #701 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Bruno
Bruno Saltor — Bruno Saltor Grau, known as a player as just Bruno, is a Spanish football coach and former player who played as a right-back.
Bruno Ernandes — Bruno Ernandes da Silva Lemos, known as Bruno Ernandes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for the Cambodian Premier League club ISI Dangkor Senchey.
Frank Bruno — Franklin Roy Horatio Bruno is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bruno
Unlikely. With around 64 UK babies named Bruno per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bruno in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bruno is declining: down 200 places since 2020, to #602 in 2025. It peaked at #377 in 2018.
Bruno is more popular in the UK (#486) than in the US (#701). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Bruno include: Bruno Saltor, Bruno Ernandes and Frank Bruno. Short summaries for each appear below.
Bruno ranks #701 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
64
UK babies named Bruno (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 200 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bruno
Almost certainly the only Bruno in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Bruno
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Bruno Ernandes da Silva Lemos, known as Bruno Ernandes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for the Cambodian Premier League club ISI Dangkor Senchey.
Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura, known as Bruno Guimarães, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
Bruno Mussolini was the son of Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini and Mussolini's second wife Rachele, the nephew of Arnaldo Mussolini, and also the grandson of Alessandro Mussolini and Rosa Mussolini.
Bruno was a bloodhound who was hailed as a hero for finding nine missing people during his career as a police sniffer dog, and was once honoured by Italy's prime minister.
Saint Bruno or Saint-Bruno may refer to: Roman Catholic saints Bruno, Duke of Saxony (c. 880) one of the Martyrs of Ebsdorf Bruno the Great (925–965), German Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia Bruno of Querfurt, German missionary bishop and martyr Bruno (bishop of Würzburg), Imperial Chancellor of Italy and later Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian Order Bruno (bishop of Segni) (c.