Bruno vs Charles
Bruno and Charlescompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bruno was ranked #486 and Charles #119 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bruno was ranked #432 and Charles #160 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Bruno was ranked #414 and Charles #177 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bruno was ranked #577 and Charles #188 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Bruno was ranked #454 and Charles #455 among boys in Norway.
Bruno and Charles over time
Bruno and Charles appear together in 3 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Charles held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bruno in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Bruno 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bruno and Charles changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1961 and 2025, ending at #454 and #455.
- Longest-running competitions
Bruno and Charles were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1961 to 2025, ending at #454 and #455.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1961–2025
Bruno held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Charles in 14.
Highest recorded here: Bruno #288 in 2022, Charles #197 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bruno #454, Charles #455.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bruno held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Charles in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bruno #377 in 2018, Charles #41 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bruno #486, Charles #119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Bruno held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Charles in 20.
Highest recorded here: Bruno #243 in 2023, Charles #83 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bruno #577, Charles #188.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Bruno | Charles |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #454 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bruno and Charles both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bruno
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #462 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #454 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Charles
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys