Given name & surname
Brahm
“resembling a raven”·“a thicket of wild gorse”
Brahm is a variant of Bram. Interpretations include “resembling a raven” and “a thicket of wild gorse”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brahm is a variant of Bram. Interpretations include “resembling a raven” and “a thicket of wild gorse”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brahm is a variant of Bram. An origin associated with Bram is Irish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *brām (“gorse, bramble”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brahm through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 346
- 346 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,507 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,507 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 361 as a first name in 2020; 831 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brahm’s family of names
Brahm has a related form in Bram. In German usage, Brahm as a surname has a related form in Abraham. In English usage, Brahm as a surname has a related form in Brom.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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