Given name & surname
Brom
“resembling a raven”·“a thicket of wild gorse”
Brom 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
Brom 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
Brom is a variant of Bram. An origin associated with Bram is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 51 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 680 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.
Brom’s family of names
Brom has a related form in Bram. In English usage, Brom as a surname has a related form in Brahm. In English usage, Brom as a surname has a related form in Brohm.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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