Ibrahim
Ibrahim was the 351st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 939 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 85 places. More babies were named Ibrahim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Arabic form of Abraham ('father of a multitude') · Hebrew, Arabic
Say it IB-ruh-heem /ˈɪbrəhim/
- Rank in 2025
- #351 boys, up 90 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 939boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025939 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,907babies recorded
What does the name Ibrahim mean?
Ibrahim is the Arabic form of Abraham, honored in Islam as a prophet and patriarch; Sura 14 of the Quran bears his name. Wiktionary traces it through Aramaic to Hebrew Avraham. Genesis 17:5 explains the name as "father of a multitude of nations", the reading DMNES also gives; this is the Bible's own explanation, and linguists see the older form Abram as "exalted father".
إِبْرَاهِيم (Arabic, “Abraham”)אַבְרָהָם (Biblical Hebrew, “Abraham”)
How sure is this? Well established. The biblical explanation 'father of a multitude' is traditional wordplay rather than a strict etymology.
Related names: Abraham, Avraham, Abram, Brahim.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ibrahim', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Abraham', DMNES, Durham University
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, Genesis 17.5, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Qur'an 14:35, Arabic text with word-by-word translation (quran.com), Quran.com
Ibrahim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #351 | 939 |
| 2020 | #441 | 673 |
| 2010 | #488 | 532 |
| 2000 | #693 | 255 |
| 1990 | #866 | 140 |
| 1980 | #1,277 | 53 |
| 1970 | #2,970 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ibrahim, counting every spelling?
Ibrahim has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #356 for boys in 2025, against #351 on the official list, because Kason/Kasen/Casen and Mohamed/Mohammad/Mohammed and Rhys/Reece/Rhyse move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Ibrahim?
939 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ibrahim (0.26 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ibrahim 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ibrahim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ibrahim?
About 17,600 people born in the US named Ibrahim are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Ibrahim a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Ibrahim by state
How common Ibrahim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.1×), Minnesota (2.4×), New Jersey (2.3×), Illinois (2.2×), Michigan (2.1×). In 18 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
These names rose and fell in step with Ibrahim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ibrahim, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ibrahim · Sibling names for Ibrahim
Questions about the name Ibrahim
What does Ibrahim mean?
Ibrahim means “Arabic form of Abraham ('father of a multitude')” (Hebrew, Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ibrahim?
Ibrahim was the 351st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 939 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 85 places. More babies were named Ibrahim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ibrahim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ibrahim in the US.
Where is Ibrahim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ibrahim was most common in New York (1.47 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and New Jersey.