Bram
Bram was the 2422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1995th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 148 places. More babies were named Bram in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,422 boys, up 788 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201672 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,537babies recorded
Bram popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,422 | 56 |
| 2020 | #3,210 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,021 | 38 |
| 2000 | #3,224 | 26 |
| 1990 | #4,190 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,443 | 12 |
| 1970 | #4,800 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bram, counting every spelling?
Bram has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Bram?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bram (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bram born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bram.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bram?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Bram are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 29. That makes Bram mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bram by state
How common Bram was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bram: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bram, they share its era and feel.
Bram is also a nickname for Abraham and Abram.
Questions about the name Bram
How popular is the name Bram?
Bram was the 2422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1995th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 148 places. More babies were named Bram in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bram a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bram in the US.
Where is Bram most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bram was most common in Utah (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and New York.