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Avraham

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Avraham is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 216 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
2160.01% of boys
Peak year
2023218 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1954
4,773people given the name
Babies named Avraham, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

4,773 boys have been named Avraham in the United States since 1954, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 218 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 31%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Avraham
1950s18
1960s57
1970s166
1980s416
1990s641
2000s1,018
2010s1,473
2020s984

In 2023, its biggest year

Avraham was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Avraham

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.