Abraham
Boy nameAbraham has been given to 104,175 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #209 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/
From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
104,175
Peak year
2016 (2,584 babies)
Rank in 2025
#209 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -32%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Abraham
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
Bram Stoker
Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
Abraham Maslow
American psychologist (1908–1970)
Abraham Ortelius
Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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