Brahim
Brahim is a given name. It is the Lebanese and Maghrebian pronunciation of Ibrahim, the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Brahim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brahim is a given name. It is the Lebanese and Maghrebian pronunciation of Ibrahim, the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Brahim
Brahim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 29 Brahims were born — ranking #3,777 that year. As of 2026, Brahim ranks #4,083 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+275% over the past five years). In total, more than 177 Brahims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brahim
Brahim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 177 births in the dataset. Brahim's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,777. Use the chart and map above to compare Brahim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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