Abram
Abram was the 742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 350 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 290th; the most babies were born in 2016 (864). Over the last ten years it has moved down 359 places. More babies were named Abram in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning exalted father (biblical) · Hebrew
Say it AY-brum /ˈeɪbrəm/
- Rank in 2025
- #742 boys, down 189 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 350boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016864 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,244babies recorded
What does the name Abram mean?
Abram is the original name of the patriarch Abraham. Wiktionary derives Hebrew Avram from av, father, and ram, high or exalted: "exalted father." In Genesis 17:5 God renames him Abraham, which the text explains as "father of a multitude"; DMNES glosses Abraham the same way. Abram is also, separately, an English place name in Greater Manchester. It has been used in the US since 1880.
אַבְרָם (Biblical Hebrew, “Abram”)אָב (Biblical Hebrew, “father”)רָם (Biblical Hebrew, “high, exalted”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Abraham, Avram, Bram, Abe.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Abram' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Genesis 17:5, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translators' note (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Abraham', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Abram
The usual nicknames for Abram are Abe and Bram. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Abram in the last five years, 15 were named Abe, against 15 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abe · also for Abraham, Abel | Traditional | #2,207 | 303 |
| Bram · also for Abraham | Traditional | #2,422 | 212 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Abrams go by each one.
Abram popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #742 | 350 |
| 2020 | #553 | 511 |
| 2010 | #530 | 488 |
| 2000 | #793 | 205 |
| 1990 | #921 | 125 |
| 1980 | #710 | 150 |
| 1970 | #1,278 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,359 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1940 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,132 | 38 |
| 1920 | #947 | 53 |
| 1910 | #556 | 26 |
| 1900 | #578 | 18 |
| 1890 | #415 | 19 |
| 1880 | #373 | 21 |
How popular is Abram, counting every spelling?
Abram is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #728 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #742 for Abram on its own. Together these spellings went to 350 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abram | 350 | #742 | 2,010 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Abram?
350 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Abram (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Abram born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Abram.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Abram?
About 17,600 people born in the US named Abram are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 26. That makes Abram mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Abram by state
How common Abram was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.7×), Wisconsin (2.1×), Iowa (2.0×), Indiana (2.0×), Missouri (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, New York, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Abram: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Abram, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Abram · Sibling names for Abram
Questions about the name Abram
What does Abram mean?
Abram means “exalted father (biblical)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Abram?
Abram was the 742nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 350 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 290th; the most babies were born in 2016 (864). Over the last ten years it has moved down 359 places. More babies were named Abram in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Abram a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Abram in the US.
Where is Abram most popular?
In 2021–2025, Abram was most common in Louisiana (0.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Iowa.