Bram
Masculine · “father of a multitude”
Bram is Abraham shortened in Dutch — father of a multitude — and Bram Stoker wrote Dracula.
How old is the name Bram?
Bram first appears in US birth records in 1948 — 77 years ago. The typical Bram alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 1,500 people named Bram are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Bram most popular?
Bram peaked in 2016, reaching #1991 nationally. Today it ranks #2421, 430 places below that high. See the whole 2016 chart.
Where it comes from
From Av-hamon to Bram
The story of Bram
Genesis has God rename Abram as Abraham and explains it in the verse — a father of many nations. Dutch shortens the name to Bram, which is standard there. Bram Stoker, an Irishman, was christened Abraham. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
father of a multitude
Through Abraham, from the Hebrew Av-hamon, 'father of a multitude', which Genesis supplies as the reason for the renaming from Abram. Dutch clips it to Bram. The Hebrew etymology is given in the text itself.
How the name formed
- Av-hamon
- Abraham
- Bram
Related forms: Bram · Abraham · Bram
Pronouncing Bram
BRAM
One syllable. Dutch says it the same way.
Nicknames for Bram
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1948
- Most boys named
- 201672 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1991reached in 2016
- Change vs 2024
- +33.3%56 in 2025, from 42
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Bram in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Bram in Dutch — same name
- Abraham in English — related form
- Bram in Irish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Minnesota.
Brams among us
people named Bram are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 30,501 born in 2025 was named Bram
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Rashod test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Bram's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Rashod climbed just as high around 1979, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Rashod's path sketches the road Bram is walking now.
Bram sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Bram is headed
Bram should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Bram beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Bram in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Genesis supplies the etymology in the verse is a first-rate fact.
- Abraham is available as a full formal version.
- One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced.
- Bram Stoker and Dracula are a strong association.
- It reads as specifically Dutch.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
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Frequently asked
- How many Brams are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,500 people named Bram are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Bram in 2025?
- Bram ranks #2421 among US boy names in 2025, with 56 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Bram?
- About 1 in every 30,501 US boys born in 2025 was named Bram — 56 in all.
- Will my child share the name Bram with classmates?
- Bram will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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