Boys' name · since 2010

Brom

51 babies named Brom in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,002 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade

Brom is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 2010.

Social Security Administration records show Brom recorded 51 times among boys since 2010, 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 2010 to 2022.

  • #22,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 51 born since 2010
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brom ranks #22,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,002 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brom's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Brom's full recorded timeline at 2018, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Brom popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 20102014201520162018202020212022 6

Brom by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Brom's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Brom births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brom? ▼
Brom has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 2010, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,002 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Brom sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brom ranks #22,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brom most popular? ▼
Brom was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Brom been used? ▼
Brom has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 13 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brom? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Brom's data

  • Brom's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brom

Nearby Names Like Brom

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brom

Brody Boy
#236 81,678 births
Brooks Boy
#64 57,946 births
Brock Boy
#811 43,540 births
Brodie Boy
#1039 11,391 births
Bronson Boy
#1049 10,693 births

Compare Brom side by side: Brom vs Brody Brom vs Brooks Brom vs Brock

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Percie
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Waclaw
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Stanwood
51 births · Peak 1926
Welch
51 births · Peak 1919
Macey
51 births · Peak 1915
Mchenry
51 births · Peak 1922
Argle
51 births · Peak 1923
Elra
51 births · Peak 1919

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2010–2022 (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 Brom 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.