Avram
Avram is a male given name. It is the Hebrew form of the name Abram, which means exalted father.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Avram
American parents first put Avram on the record books as a baby boy name in 1950, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 29 Avrams were born — ranking #3,682 that year. About 23% of every Avram on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Avram ranks #7,269 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 933 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Avram
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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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.