NameTides

Bram

Bram was the #2,421 boys' name in the US in 2025 (56 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales.

Bram as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bram as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Bram as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,421 (56)#2,269 (10)——
2024#2,958 (42)#2,922 (7)—#2,439 (7)
2023#3,055 (40)#1,800 (13)#770 (3)#1,947 (9)
2022#3,533 (32)#1,692 (14)—#2,229 (7)
2021#2,918 (42)#1,860 (12)—#1,653 (11)
2020#3,202 (35)#2,076 (10)—#2,197 (7)
2019#3,201 (36)#3,013 (6)—#2,440 (6)
2018#2,472 (52)#2,112 (10)—#2,176 (7)
2017#2,417 (53)#1,398 (18)—#1,510 (12)
2016#1,991 (72)#2,556 (8)—#2,428 (6)
2015#2,565 (48)#1,786 (13)—#1,816 (9)
2014#2,370 (54)#2,079 (10)#715 (3)#2,371 (6)
2013#2,299 (55)#2,216 (9)—#1,771 (9)
2012#2,488 (50)#2,117 (10)——
2011#3,046 (37)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,991.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.

How common is it?

about 1 in 30,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bram is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 45,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bram by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Bram (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BramCanadaBoys—too few
BramEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
BramIrelandBoys—too few
BramNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BramUSBoys#2,42156