Bram
Boy · BRAM · Hebrew
Bram is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of many”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 2,421st for boys in the US (56 babies).
What does Bram mean?
Hebrew: Dutch short form of Abraham
“father of many”
Short form of Abraham, made famous by Bram Stoker, the Irish author of Dracula.
- Say it
- BRAM
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Is Bram a girl's or a boy's name?
Bram is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 56 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bram in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Bram, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bram in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Bram in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Bram in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,421among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the US were named Bram, making it the 2,421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 72 boys. It first appears in the records in 1948.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Bram than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Bram in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bram in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,421 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,917 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,471 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,368 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,487 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,503 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
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