Bruce dog name
We found 1,399 dogs named Bruce in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Bruce is the #157 dog name. Almost all dogs named Bruce are male.
🐱 Bruce is also a cat name (#184 for cats, 32 cats).
Bruce as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #301 of 51,228 | 225 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #131 of 34,500 | 371 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #91 in top 100 | 614 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #159 of 10,500 | 48 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #186 of 8,191 | 21 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #113 of 4,586 | 23 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #339 of 4,375 | 6 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #494 of 4,602 | 4 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #419 of 5,788 | 3 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #144 of 3,045 | 11 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #433 of 2,965 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #110 of 2,906 | 10 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #126 of 2,440 | 8 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #75 of 2,588 | 11 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #160 of 1,974 | 6 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #216 of 2,062 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #135 of 1,888 | 6 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #237 of 1,965 | 3 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #134 of 2,347 | 4 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #124 of 1,917 | 4 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #93 of 1,161 | 5 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #126 of 1,280 | 3 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Bruce. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
4 female and 684 male dogs named Bruce, in the places that record sex.
Bruce over the years
Dogs named Bruce per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Bruce
Compared to all dogs, Bruce is especially common among English Bulldogs (3.4×), Staffordshire Bull Terriers (2.9×), French Bulldogs (2.5×), Pugs (2.3×) and Shiba Inus (2.2×).
Based on 645 dogs named Bruce with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Bruce
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Bruce as a baby name
Bruce was the #536 boys' name in the US in 2025 (558 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #333 for boys in Scotland, #387 for boys in Canada (Ontario), #395 for boys in Northern Ireland and #577 for boys in Belgium (Flanders). See Bruce as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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