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Bruce

Bruce ranks #68 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 23 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #70 among boy dog names.
Bruce's popularity trend

Bruce's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
23
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#68
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+243
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% male
2% female98% male

Gender split comes from 45 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Bruce mean?
/bɹuːs/1 syllableOrigin: a surname

Bruce is a Scottish surname of Norman French origin, most famously associated with Robert the Bruce, the medieval king of Scotland. It was adopted as a given name from that surname tradition.

Bruce has a rugged, no-nonsense charm, a name that suits a sturdy, dependable pet with plenty of grit. It fits a companion who feels like a steady presence through anything.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Bruce shows up

Cats named Bruce per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.09%
TorontoON, CA0.06%

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