Bruin comes from the Dutch / English tradition, meaning Bear or brown.
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How popular is Bruin?
2021peak year
Bruin first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1994. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2021, 76 babies received the name (ranked #1965). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3222), with roughly 42 babies named Bruin each year. Bruin has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 612 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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