US rank #12961 Boys' name Peak 2003 279 births

Brayam — #12961 US boys' name

279 babies named Brayam in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s2022010s412020s5
#12961
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Brayam was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

29 babies were named Brayam in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brayam

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Brayam between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brayam currently holds the #12961 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brayam performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brayam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Brayam in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brayam 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 279 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.

Brayam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

279

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2003

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,961

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brayam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
29
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20242014201120082005200219991995 7

Brayam by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
202 births that decade — 72% of Brayam's all-time total
1990s312000s2022010s412020s5

Brayam by state

Where Brayam concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Brayam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 9.3%
#2 Texas
9 3.2%
#3 Georgia
6 2.2%
California share of Brayam's total US births 9.3%
Even split

26 of 279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brayam?
279 babies have been named Brayam since 1995. It currently ranks #12961 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 29 births.
When was Brayam most popular?
Brayam was most popular in the 2000s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Brayam most popular?
The top states for the name Brayam are California (26 births), Texas (9 births), Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Brayam been used?
Brayam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brayam?
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, 1995–2024 (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.