boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Ibrahim

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #351 Trend ↑ Rising 20%

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).

Rank 2025
#351
among boys · ↑8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
939
named Ibrahim · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,819
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
939 babies
All-time total
17,907
#879 all-time among boys
First recorded
1954
in Social Security records

Ibrahim popularity over time

17,907 babies have been named Ibrahim 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

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 5 1 – #4,073
1960s 36 4 +620% #2,737
1970s 284 28 +689% #1,160
1980s 669 67 +136% #1,060
1990s 1,638 164 +145% #719
2000s 3,658 366 +123% #569
2010s 6,877 688 +88% #383
2020s (to 2025) 4,740 790 +15% #351

Where Ibrahim 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 968 0.57 #341
2027 994 0.58 #337
2028 1,016 0.59 #334
2029 1,035 0.61 #328
2030 1,052 0.62 #324

Where Ibrahim is most popular

Boys named Ibrahim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.471 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Minnesota, and New Jersey.

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 Ibrahim 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 York 636 1.47 +212%
Minnesota 137 1.12 +137%
New Jersey 217 1.08 +129%
Illinois 270 1.06 +124%
Michigan 207 1.01 +115%
Virginia 182 0.959 +104%
Maryland 93 0.780 +66%
Ohio 188 0.709 +51%
Washington 115 0.703 +49%
Connecticut 46 0.679 +44%
Pennsylvania 157 0.591 +26%
Texas 423 0.480 ≈ national
Massachusetts 65 0.473 ≈ national
California 404 0.442 -6%
Georgia 102 0.403 -14%
Delaware 6 0.396 -16%
North Carolina 98 0.384 -18%
Colorado 48 0.372 -21%
Arizona 58 0.355 -25%
Missouri 45 0.325 -31%
Florida 144 0.304 -35%
Kentucky 30 0.299 -37%
Wisconsin 33 0.279 -41%
Nebraska 12 0.276 -41%
Iowa 17 0.247 -48%
Tennessee 42 0.233 -51%
Indiana 35 0.218 -54%
Utah 15 0.157 -67%
South Carolina 15 0.145 -69%
Oregon 8 0.105 -78%
Kansas 6 0.087 -81%
Louisiana 6 0.059 -88%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -88%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
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 Ibrahim

Ibrahim is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #351 in 2025 with 939 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 17,907 American babies have been named Ibrahim. Its peak came in 2025, when 939 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 Ibrahim stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ibrahim?

The median living Ibrahim is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 18 thousand people named Ibrahim are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Ibrahim year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 939 #351
2024 923 #359
2023 775 #412
2022 766 #419
2021 664 #456
2020 673 #441
2019 820 #383
2018 791 #402
2017 815 #390
2016 816 #394
2015 699 #436
2014 649 #456
2013 631 #451
2012 549 #488
2011 575 #467
2010 532 #488
2009 465 #569
2008 428 #590
2007 435 #587
2006 417 #588
2005 385 #587
2004 379 #587
2003 341 #612
2002 284 #659
2001 269 #676
2000 255 #693
1995 157 #867
1990 140 #866
1985 67 #1,141
1980 53 #1,277
1975 41 #1,365
1970 11 #2,970
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Famous people named Ibrahim

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

  1. 1 Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648 1615–1648 · 17th century
  2. 2 Ibrahim Babangida Ibrahim Babangida Military President of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993 b. 1941 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Egyptian general and Wāli of Egypt and Sudan (1789–1848) 18th century
  4. 4 Ibrahim Afellay Ibrahim Afellay Dutch footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  5. 5 Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Youngest son of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (630–632) Medieval
  6. 6 İbrahim Tatlıses İbrahim Tatlıses Turkish singer/actor (born 1952) Contemporary
  7. 7 Ibrahim Hassan Egyptian footballer (born 1966) Contemporary
  8. 8 Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf Lebanese-French jazz musician (born 1980) Contemporary
  9. 9 Ibrahim Rugova Ibrahim Rugova Kosovo-Albanian politician 1944–2006 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Ibrahim Ferrer Ibrahim Ferrer Cuban singer (1927–2005) Contemporary
  11. 11 Ibrahim Touré English footballer (1985–2014) Contemporary
  12. 12 Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta President of Mali from 2013 to 2020 b. 1945 · Contemporary
  13. 13 İbrahim Kaypakkaya İbrahim Kaypakkaya Turkish Marxist-Leninist militant (1949–1973) Contemporary
  14. 14 Ibrahim Lodi Ibrahim Lodi Sultan of Delhi from 1517 to 1526 1450–1526 · Medieval
  15. 15 Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Prime Minister of Iraq from 2005 to 2006 b. 1947 · Contemporary
  16. 16 İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay Turkish basketball player (born 1974) Contemporary
  17. 17 Ibrahim Ba Ibrahim Ba French footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  18. 18 Ibrahim ibn al-Walid Ibrahim ibn al-Walid 13th and penultimate Umayyad caliph in 744 700–750 · Medieval
  19. 19 Ibrahim Nasir Ibrahim Nasir President of the Maldives from 1968 to 1978 1926–2008 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Ibrahim Mohamed Solih President of the Maldives from 2018 to 2023 b. 1962 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ibrahim?

The median living Ibrahim is about 11 years old. Half of all living Ibrahims are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Ibrahim are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Ibrahim are alive in the United States, based on 17,907 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ibrahim mean?

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).

How popular is the name Ibrahim in 2025?

Ibrahim ranked #351 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 939 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ibrahim?

17,907 babies have been named Ibrahim in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ibrahim most popular?

Ibrahim peaked in 2025, when 939 newborns received the name.

Is Ibrahim a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ibrahim rising or falling?

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

Will Ibrahim become more popular?

Ibrahim is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,052 boys named Ibrahim in 2030, which would rank around #324. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ibrahim?

Well-known people named Ibrahim include Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (politician), Ibrahim Babangida (politician), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (politician).

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