Boys' name · since 1948
Bram
1,537 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.
- #3,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,430 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,537
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bram currently ranks #2430 among boys' names in America, with 1,537 babies recorded since 1948.
Bram has 1,537 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2430 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #3,891 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,430 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,537 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bram ranks #3,891 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,430 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,537 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,430 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,537
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bram's 1,537 recorded births place it above 91.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bram compares
1,537 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Bram's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,537 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bram splits its recorded history at 1995: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Bram by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (495 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Bram's strongest decade.
495 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
339 births
- 2010s
2010s
495 births
- 2020s
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 495 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bram compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bram's total volume
Bram by state
Where Bram concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 3.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #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% |
51 of 1,537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Bram appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bram's data
- Bram's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (495 total births) through the 2020s (247) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Brams (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Bram: 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 (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Bram 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.