boys' name ★ peaked 2016

Abram

Meaning father Gender Boy Rank 2025 #742 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”).

Rank 2025
#742
among boys · ↓31 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
350
named Abram · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,880
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
864 babies
All-time total
20,244
#836 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Abram popularity over time

20,244 babies have been named Abram since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 228 23 – #290
1890s 181 18 -21% #380
1900s 148 15 -18% #530
1910s 512 51 +246% #556
1920s 504 50 -2% #900
1930s 383 38 -24% #910
1940s 354 35 -8% #1,038
1950s 379 38 +7% #1,050
1960s 333 33 -12% #1,215
1970s 929 93 +179% #683
1980s 1,449 145 +56% #647
1990s 1,470 147 +1% #828
2000s 3,600 360 +145% #492
2010s 7,253 725 +101% #375
2020s (to 2025) 2,521 420 -42% #553

Where Abram is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 324 0.19 outside top 500
2027 303 0.18 outside top 500
2028 287 0.17 outside top 500
2029 273 0.16 outside top 500
2030 263 0.15 outside top 500

Where Abram is most popular

Boys named Abram per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.233 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Abram born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 64 0.626 +169%
Wisconsin 58 0.490 +110%
Iowa 32 0.464 +99%
Indiana 73 0.455 +96%
Missouri 61 0.440 +89%
Kentucky 43 0.428 +84%
Kansas 29 0.423 +82%
Tennessee 76 0.421 +81%
Mississippi 20 0.352 +51%
Nebraska 15 0.345 +48%
Colorado 44 0.341 +46%
Ohio 82 0.309 +33%
Maine 6 0.309 +33%
Arizona 50 0.306 +31%
Arkansas 19 0.300 +29%
Michigan 60 0.293 +26%
Texas 257 0.292 +25%
North Carolina 73 0.286 +23%
Pennsylvania 68 0.256 +10%
Georgia 63 0.249 +7%
New Mexico 8 0.243 ≈ national
Oklahoma 21 0.237 ≈ national
Utah 22 0.230 ≈ national
Alabama 25 0.229 ≈ national
Illinois 57 0.223 ≈ national
California 199 0.218 -6%
Virginia 40 0.211 -9%
Oregon 16 0.211 -9%
Florida 92 0.194 -17%
Washington 30 0.183 -21%
Minnesota 22 0.179 -23%
Massachusetts 20 0.145 -38%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -46%
Idaho 5 0.122 -48%
New York 48 0.111 -52%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -89%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maryland – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Abram

Abram is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #742 in 2025 with 350 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 20,244 American babies have been named Abram. Its peak came in 2016, when 864 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Abram stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Abram?

The median living Abram is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 26. An estimated 18 thousand people named Abram are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Abram year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 350 #742
2024 374 #711
2023 374 #709
2022 434 #638
2021 478 #583
2020 511 #553
2019 609 #481
2018 699 #434
2017 744 #419
2016 864 #379
2015 840 #383
2014 833 #377
2013 807 #375
2012 755 #393
2011 614 #443
2010 488 #530
2009 554 #492
2008 478 #550
2007 463 #556
2006 414 #594
2005 433 #552
2004 378 #589
2003 263 #710
2002 197 #842
2001 215 #784
2000 205 #793
1995 161 #853
1990 125 #921
1985 151 #718
1980 150 #710
1975 98 #837
1970 42 #1,278
1965 26 #1,513
1960 34 #1,359
1955 35 #1,273
1950 37 #1,181
1945 38 #1,039
1940 24 #1,368
1935 45 #940
1930 38 #1,132
1925 50 #956
1920 53 #947
1915 81 #643
1910 26 #556
1905 16 #592
1900 18 #578
1895 18 #476
1890 19 #415
1885 17 #439
1880 21 #373

Famous people named Abram

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Abram Petrovich Gannibal Abram Petrovich Gannibal African-born Russian general and military engineer 1696–1781 · 17th century
  2. 2 Abram Ioffe Abram Ioffe Soviet physicist (1880–1960) 19th century
  3. 3 Abram Deborin Soviet philosopher (1881–1963) 19th century
  4. 4 Abram Arkhipov Abram Arkhipov Russian artist 1862–1930 · 19th century
  5. 5 Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch Russian mathematician (1891–1970) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Abram, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Abram?

The median living Abram is about 14 years old. Half of all living Abrams are between 8 and 26 years old.

How many people named Abram are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Abram are alive in the United States, based on 20,244 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Abram mean?

From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”).

How popular is the name Abram in 2025?

Abram ranked #742 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 350 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Abram?

20,244 babies have been named Abram in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Abram most popular?

Abram peaked in 2016, when 864 newborns received the name.

Is Abram a boy or girl name?

Abram is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Abram rising or falling?

Abram is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Abram become more popular?

Abram is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 263 boys named Abram in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Abram?

Well-known people named Abram include Abram Petrovich Gannibal (engineer), Abram Ioffe (physicist), Abram Deborin (philosopher).

Names like Abram

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