girl's name
Brune
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 3,335
France
#246
2025 births
Brune is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 230 babies in France, ranking #246. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 230 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 2,563 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1902.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Brune over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 20 |
| 1930s | 50 |
| 1940s | 30 |
| 1950s | 50 |
| 1960s | 20 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 430 |
| 2010s | 1,135 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,290 |
How popular is Brune?
In 2025, Brune was given to 230 babies in France, ranking #246 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Brune is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Brune
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brune also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brune over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Brune in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Italian
- Bruna
Sibling names for Brune
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brune — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brune
Is Brune a girl's or a boy's name?
Brune is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Brune?
Brune has 1 syllable.
When was Brune most popular?
Brune peaked in 2025, when 230 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Brune a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brune currently ranks #246 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.