Abraham
Abraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch ; the father of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
- English
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- French
Meaning & Origin of Abraham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch ; the father of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- French
- Dutch
- Armenian
- Biblical
- Biblical German
- Biblical Swedish
- Biblical Norwegian
- Biblical Danish
- Biblical Latin
- Hungarian
The Story of Abraham
Abraham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 81 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 2,583 births, good for #157 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Abrahams. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #217 among baby boy names with 1,666 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 106K Abrahams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Abraham
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Abraham. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Abraham
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About the name Abraham
Abraham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 106K births in the dataset. Abraham's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #124. Use the chart and map above to compare Abraham'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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