Avraham
Avraham is a masculine given name, the Hebrew version of Abraham. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Avraham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avraham is a masculine given name, the Hebrew version of Abraham. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Avraham
Avraham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1954, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 225 Avrahams were born — ranking #997 that year. As of 2026, Avraham ranks #997 for baby boys with 225 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Avrahams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Avraham
Avraham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Avraham's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #997. Use the chart and map above to compare Avraham'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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