Boys' name · since 1976
Brahim
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Brahim, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brahim is the #4182 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 152 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Brahim recorded 152 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #4182 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #14,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,182 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 152 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brahim ranks #14,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,182 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 152 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Brahim's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brahim compares
152 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brahim's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brahim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 152 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brahim splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Brahim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (77 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Brahim's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Brahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (51% of all-time use).
Brahim by state
Where Brahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.3% |
16 of 152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Brahims (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Brahim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Brahim 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.