How Many People Are Named Brahm?
An estimated 330 people in the United States have the first name Brahm. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Brahm peaked in popularity in 2012 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brahm as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brahm paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
330
About 1 in 1,038,650 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
25 births
Total Registered
333
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brahm
Brahm is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 333 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brahm as a male name
Ranked #5,923 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (25 births)
Brahm: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brahm span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 151 babies were registered. While Brahm is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brahm by Decade
How has Brahm tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brahm + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brahm as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brahm
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brahm: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brahm?
We estimate approximately 330 people named Brahm are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,038,650 Americans share this first name.
Is Brahm a common name?
Brahm is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 333 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brahm most popular?
Brahm reached peak popularity in 2012, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brahm is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brahm a male name?
Brahm is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brahm Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brahm Smith, Brahm Johnson, Brahm Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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