Ebrahim
Ibrahim is the Arabic name of Abraham, the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is a common male first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a derivative of the name Abraham or Avram in Judaism and Christianity in the Middle East. It likely indicates a Jewish origin when it is used a surname.
- Persian
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Ebrahim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ibrahim is the Arabic name of Abraham, the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is a common male first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a derivative of the name Abraham or Avram in Judaism and Christianity in the Middle East. It likely indicates a Jewish origin when it is used a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Arabic
The Story of Ebrahim
American parents first put Ebrahim on the record books as a baby boy name in 1981, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 36 Ebrahims were born — ranking #3,161 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Ebrahims. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,918 among baby boy names with 28 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 644 Ebrahims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ebrahim
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About the name Ebrahim
Ebrahim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 644 births in the dataset. Ebrahim's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,161. Use the chart and map above to compare Ebrahim'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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