Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2016

Bram

Meaning A male given name, short for Abraham Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,422 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

A male given name, short for Abraham.

Rank 2025
#2,422
among boys · ↑544 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Bram · +33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,501
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
72 babies
All-time total
1,537
#3,894 all-time among boys
First recorded
1948
in Social Security records

Bram popularity over time

1,537 babies have been named Bram since 1948, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #3,733
1950s 11 1 +120% #3,467
1960s 26 3 +136% #3,583
1970s 103 10 +296% #2,135
1980s 99 10 -4% #2,905
1990s 212 21 +114% #2,398
2000s 339 34 +60% #2,330
2010s 495 50 +46% #1,995
2020s (to 2025) 247 41 -17% #2,422

Where Bram is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 57 0.03 outside top 500
2027 58 0.03 outside top 500
2028 59 0.03 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 61 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Bram

Bram is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,422 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1948, 1,537 American babies have been named Bram. Its peak came in 2016, when 72 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bram stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bram?

The median living Bram is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 28. An estimated 1,500 people named Bram are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bram year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 56 #2,422
2024 42 #2,966
2023 40 #3,066
2022 32 #3,546
2021 42 #2,923
2020 35 #3,210
2019 36 #3,211
2018 52 #2,479
2017 53 #2,422
2016 72 #1,995
2015 48 #2,570
2014 54 #2,376
2013 55 #2,304
2012 50 #2,495
2011 37 #3,054
2010 38 #3,021
2009 37 #3,113
2008 37 #3,112
2007 34 #3,263
2006 38 #2,939
2005 50 #2,330
2004 30 #3,225
2003 41 #2,512
2002 21 #3,927
2001 25 #3,421
2000 26 #3,224
1995 23 #3,031
1990 13 #4,190
1985 8 #4,745
1980 12 #3,443
1975 19 #2,294
1970 5 #4,800
1965 6 #3,583
1960 – –
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1925 – –
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Famous people named Bram

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bram Stoker Bram Stoker Irish author (1847–1912) 19th century
  2. 2 Bram Cohen Bram Cohen American programmer and author of the BitTorrent protocol b. 1975 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Bram Fischer Bram Fischer South African lawyer (1908–1975) Contemporary
  4. 4 Bram Nuytinck Bram Nuytinck Dutch footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Bram Tankink Bram Tankink Dutch road bicycle racer b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bram, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bram?

The median living Bram is about 16 years old. Half of all living Brams are between 8 and 28 years old.

How many people named Bram are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Bram are alive in the United States, based on 1,537 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bram mean?

A male given name, short for Abraham.

How popular is the name Bram in 2025?

Bram ranked #2,422 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bram?

1,537 babies have been named Bram in the United States since 1948, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bram most popular?

Bram peaked in 2016, when 72 newborns received the name.

Is Bram a boy or girl name?

Bram is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bram rising or falling?

Bram has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Bram become more popular?

Bram is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 61 boys named Bram in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bram?

Well-known people named Bram include Bram Stoker (writer), Bram Cohen (computer scientist), Bram Fischer (social activist).

Names like Bram

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