Avram
Avram is a male given name. It is the Hebrew form of the name Abram, which means exalted father.
Meaning & Origin of Avram
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avram is a male given name. It is the Hebrew form of the name Abram, which means exalted father.
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The Story of Avram
Avram first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 29 Avrams were born — ranking #3,682 that year. As of 2026, Avram ranks #7,269 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 933 Avrams 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 Avram
Avram is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 933 births in the dataset. Avram's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,204. Use the chart and map above to compare Avram'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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