boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Avraham

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,034 Trend ↑ Rising 26%

From transliterations of modern pronunciations of Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (Avrahám).

Rank 2025
#1,034
among boys · ↓21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
214
named Avraham · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,982
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
220 babies
All-time total
4,992
#1,776 all-time among boys
First recorded
1954
in Social Security records

Avraham popularity over time

4,992 babies have been named Avraham since 1954, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 18 2 – #3,305
1960s 57 6 +217% #3,004
1970s 166 17 +191% #1,825
1980s 416 42 +151% #1,299
1990s 641 64 +54% #1,322
2000s 1,018 102 +59% #1,219
2010s 1,473 147 +45% #1,113
2020s (to 2025) 1,203 201 +36% #1,007

Where Avraham 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 223 0.13 outside top 500
2027 231 0.13 outside top 500
2028 237 0.14 outside top 500
2029 243 0.14 outside top 500
2030 248 0.15 outside top 500

Where Avraham is most popular

Boys named Avraham per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.117 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.

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 Avraham 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
New Jersey 358 1.78 +1421%
New York 417 0.963 +724%
Maryland 27 0.226 +94%
Florida 50 0.106 -10%
California 35 0.038 -67%
Illinois 7 0.027 -77%
Ohio 7 0.026 -77%
Michigan 5 0.024 -79%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Avraham

Avraham is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,034 in 2025 with 214 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 4,992 American babies have been named Avraham. Its peak came in 2024, when 220 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Avraham stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avraham?

The median living Avraham is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 26. An estimated 4,900 people named Avraham 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.

Avraham year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 214 #1,034
2024 220 #1,013
2023 218 #1,007
2022 193 #1,109
2021 165 #1,188
2020 193 #1,046
2019 167 #1,163
2018 175 #1,113
2017 155 #1,196
2016 141 #1,288
2015 138 #1,288
2014 152 #1,206
2013 154 #1,169
2012 134 #1,296
2011 125 #1,350
2010 132 #1,299
2009 147 #1,219
2008 87 #1,738
2007 125 #1,341
2006 87 #1,639
2005 116 #1,307
2004 85 #1,555
2003 99 #1,364
2002 102 #1,306
2001 89 #1,402
2000 81 #1,499
1995 61 #1,550
1990 59 #1,466
1985 43 #1,525
1980 26 #2,063
1975 20 #2,212
1970 13 #2,631
1965 6 #3,563
1960 8 #3,104
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Avraham

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

  1. 1 Avraham Stern Avraham Stern Zionist leader (1907–1942) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Avraham?

The median living Avraham is about 14 years old. Half of all living Avrahams are between 6 and 26 years old.

How many people named Avraham are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Avraham are alive in the United States, based on 4,992 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Avraham mean?

From transliterations of modern pronunciations of Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (Avrahám).

How popular is the name Avraham in 2025?

Avraham ranked #1,034 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 214 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avraham?

4,992 babies have been named Avraham in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avraham most popular?

Avraham peaked in 2024, when 220 newborns received the name.

Is Avraham a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Avraham rising or falling?

Avraham is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Avraham become more popular?

Avraham is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 248 boys named Avraham 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 Avraham?

Well-known people named Avraham include Avraham Stern (writer).

Names like Avraham

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