Boys' name · since 1976
Braheem
254 babies named Braheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
254 boys have been named Braheem since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braheem has been recorded 254 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2014.
- #11,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 254 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braheem ranks #11,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Braheem's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Braheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braheem's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2014
- Peak year (1979)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Braheem by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (107 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Braheem's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Braheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 107 births (42% of all-time use).
Braheem by state
Where Braheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 135 | 53.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 3.9% |
135 of 254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Braheem's data
- Braheem's decade-level peak was the 1980s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Braheems (135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Braheem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.