Bram

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father of multitudes; form of Abraham.

Babies a year
10
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2269
10 babies

Bram by the numbers

In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Bram. In the US, 52 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 71 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Abraham

Like Bram, each of these traces back to Abraham: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Abrahamfather of many nations2,305 in the US (2017)
  • Ibrahimfather of many; form of Abraham731 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Abramhigh father; alternate form of Abraham739 in the US (2017)
  • Avrahamfather of many; Hebrew form of Abraham154 in the US (2017)
  • Abbeyfather; diminutive of Abigail or Abraham94 in the US (2017)
  • Avrohomfather of multitudes; form of Abraham94 in the US (2017)
  • Abefather of multitudes; form of Abraham72 in the US (2017)
  • Abrianafather of multitudes; a feminine form of Abraham51 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bram. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Bradbroad; a diminutive of Bradley or Bradford55 in the US (2017)
  • Brayhillside or slope6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Branraven4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Braehillside or slope4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brax29 in the US (2017)
  • Brahm11 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Bram

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