The first name Bruno
A boy’s name meaning “brown”.
Pronounced /ˈbɹunoʊ/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Bruno means “brown”.
From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 64 boys were named Bruno, making it the 602nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 117 births (#377).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bruno with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bruno at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 351 boys born in the United States were named Bruno, the 740th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 448 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Bruno in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Bruno in Czech, Danish, Esperanto, French, German, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish too.
Famous people named Bruno
274 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bruno KreiskyAustrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990)
- Bruno LatourFrench sociologist and philosopher (1947–2022)
- Bruno GuimarãesBrazilian footballer (born 1997)
- Bruno CortezBrazilian association football player, born 1987
- Bruno Martins IndiDutch association football player (born 1992)
- Bruno SennaBrazilian racing driver, born 1983
- Bruno PetkovićCroatian footballer (born 1994)
- Bruno KirbyAmerican actor (1949–2006)
- Bruno TautGerman architect (1880–1938)
- Bruno BettelheimAustrian-American child psychologist and writer (1903–1990)
- Bruno of CologneFounder of the Carthusian Order (1030–1101)
- Bruno WalterGerman-born conductor, pianist, and composer (1876-1962)
Questions
- What does the name Bruno mean?
- Bruno means “brown”.
- How popular is the name Bruno?
- In 2025, 64 boys born in England and Wales were named Bruno, ranking 602nd. Its peak was 2018, with 117 births.
- Is Bruno a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 18,875 US babies named Bruno since 1880 were boys.
- When was Bruno most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 448 babies were named Bruno, its highest rank at 625th.
- How do you pronounce Bruno?
- Bruno is /ˈbɹunoʊ/, 2 syllables.
- Is Bruno also a surname?
- Yes. Bruno is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.