Bruce vs Levente

Bruce and Leventecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Bruce was ranked #554 and Levente #615 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Bruce was ranked #965 and Levente #3112 among boys in England and Wales.

Bruce and Levente over time

Bruce and Levente appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Bruce held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Levente in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Levente reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bruce in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bruce #501 in 2016, Levente #1511 in 2015.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2008–2023
Bruce held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Levente in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bruce #501 in 2016, Levente #1511 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bruce #965, Levente #3112.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bruce

Pairs where Bruce shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

John vs Bruce
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Bruce #21 in 1954.
John · Bruce · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Peter vs Bruce
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Peter #1 in 1954, Bruce #21 in 1954.
Peter · Bruce · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Brian vs Bruce
Across 27 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Brian and Bruce averaged 5.7 places apart, ending at #91 and #97.
Brian · Bruce · 27 shared years, 1954–1980 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1980 New Zealand ranking
Alan vs Bruce
Across 27 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Alan and Bruce averaged 6.0 places apart, ending at #96 and #97.
Alan · Bruce · 27 shared years, 1954–1980 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1980 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bruce, Levente
Field	Bruce	Levente
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #3112 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bruce has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Levente.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Bruce

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1980
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1980).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Levente

Popularity journey

First recorded2008
First recorded at #2775 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2015
Highest recorded position: #508 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2011–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3112 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys