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The baby name Bram is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bræm/ (BRAM: rhymes with 'ram').

Bram is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /bræm/ (BRAM: rhymes with 'ram')

What is the meaning of the name Bram ?

The baby name Bram is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bræm/ (BRAM: rhymes with 'ram').

Bram is Hebrew in Origin.

Bram is a brisk Dutch short form of Abraham, from Hebrew Avraham; in English it can truncate Abram as well. Abraham is often parsed as “father of a multitude,” while Abram carries the older sense “exalted father.” As a stand-alone given name, Bram has long been used in the Low Countries and feels compact and contemporary.

It entered wider Anglophone awareness through Bram Stoker (born Abraham), giving the name a literary edge. In the Netherlands and Flanders it has ranked consistently high since the late 20th century, and it appears occasionally in Scandinavia and the UK. Variants and cognates include Abraham, Abram, Avraham, Avram, and the Arabic Ibrahim/Brahim; related nicknames are Abe and Avi, with Dutch diminutive Brammetje. Bram can also arise from Bramwell in English. Usage is overwhelmingly masculine.

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Bram – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2023 #1 807
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
NL Boys 0 #58 8,384 5,873
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
NL 0 #93 440 2,481
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
ID Boys 0 #116 16 4,130
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Boys 2009 #177 2 1,294
Belgium Boys 2019 #185 23 404
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
TW Boys 0 #249 8 7,111
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #300 7 2,588
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
France Boys 2006 #409 3 2,720
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IQ Boys 0 #689 9 13,071
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
SG Boys 0 #733 7 17,960
QA Boys 0 #738 6 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
United States Boys 2024 #851 42 7,044
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
EG Boys 0 #872 15 15,035
CO Boys 0 #909 12 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #910 21 5,610
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
NL Girls 0 #924 32 5,933
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #942 11 5,697
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
SA Girls 0 #1,011 4 25,931
MY Boys 0 #1,029 83 25,439
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MA 0 #1,048 81 20,986
MY Girls 0 #1,069 4 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,080 13 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,144 35 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
DZ 0 #1,162 15 20,130
TR 0 #1,249 6 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,447 25 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,560 55 28,008

Bram is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:

Flanders, Belgium
Belgium
United States
Canada
Ireland

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People also ask about Bram

Bram is predominantly a boy's name.
Bram is a one syllable name, pronounced /bræm/ (BRAM: rhymes with 'ram').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abraham, Abram, Brahm and Bramwell.
Across languages, Bram has these equivalents: Avraham (Hebrew), Ibrahim (Arabic/Turkish), Abraham (English/Spanish/French/German).
Yes, very popular — Bram ranked #1 in Ireland in 2023, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Bram ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2023).
Bram's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #142 in 2009 to #185 in 2019 in Belgium.