Boys' name · since 2016
Brahms
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Brahms, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Brahms since 2016, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brahms recorded 22 times among boys since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2021.
- #28,069 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brahms ranks #28,069 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brahms's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brahms's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brahms's full recorded timeline at 2018, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brahms popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Brahms by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Brahms's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Brahms births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brahms's data
- Brahms's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brahms: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2016–2021 (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 Brahms 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.