US rank #2960 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,481 births

Bram — #2960 US boys' name

1,481 babies named Bram in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s111960s261970s1031980s991990s2122000s3392010s4952020s191
#2960
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Bram was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

72 babies were named Bram in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bram

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,481 babies named Bram between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bram currently holds the #2960 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bram performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 495 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Bram shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Bram in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bram in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,481 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bram at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,481

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2016

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,960

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
72
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Bram by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
495 births that decade — 33% of Bram's all-time total
1940s51950s111960s261970s1031980s991990s2122000s3392010s4952020s191

Bram by state

Where Bram concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bram
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
51 3.4%
#2 New York
22 1.5%
#3 Texas
20 1.4%
#4 Ohio
11 0.7%
#5 Minnesota
10 0.7%
#6 Florida
7 0.5%
#7 Washington
7 0.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
California share of Bram's total US births 3.4%
Even split

51 of 1,481 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bram?
1,481 babies have been named Bram since 1948. It currently ranks #2960 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 72 births.
When was Bram most popular?
Bram was most popular in the 2010s decade with 495 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Bram most popular?
The top states for the name Bram are California (51 births), New York (22 births), Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Bram been used?
Bram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.