Avraham
Avraham was the 1034th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 214 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1007th; the most babies were born in 2024 (220). Over the last ten years it has moved up 254 places. More babies were named Avraham in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,034 boys, up 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 214boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024220 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,992babies recorded
Avraham popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,034 | 214 |
| 2020 | #1,046 | 193 |
| 2010 | #1,299 | 132 |
| 2000 | #1,499 | 81 |
| 1990 | #1,466 | 59 |
| 1980 | #2,063 | 26 |
| 1970 | #2,631 | 13 |
| 1960 | #3,104 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Avraham, counting every spelling?
Avraham has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #990 for boys in 2025, against #1,034 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Avraham?
214 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avraham (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Avraham 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avraham.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avraham?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Avraham are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 26. That makes Avraham 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.
Avraham by state
How common Avraham was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (15.2×), New York (8.2×), Maryland (1.9×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Avraham
How popular is the name Avraham?
Avraham was the 1034th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 214 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1007th; the most babies were born in 2024 (220). Over the last ten years it has moved up 254 places. More babies were named Avraham in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Avraham a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Avraham in the US.
Where is Avraham most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avraham was most common in New Jersey (1.78 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.