Bruno is a boy's name of French origin meaning “brown.” In 2024 it was given to 381 boys in the United States.
Bruno belongs to the French and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “brown” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bruno first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #259 in 1915, and in 2024 381 babies received the name — 18,521 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bruno means “brown” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bruno is a boy name. In 2024, 381 babies received the name in the US.
Bruno comes from the French, Italian and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Bruno first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #259 in 1915, and 381 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bruno is pronounced /ˈbɹunoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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