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Abraham

Boy's name · #209 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Abraham was #124 in 1911, slipped to #499 by 1967, and has climbed back to #209 today. About 104,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#76 in Mexico (2024) · #145 in Ecuador (2025) · #145 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #371 in New Zealand (2025) · #391 in Poland (2025) · #485 in Norway (2025) · #600 in France (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #616 in Netherlands (2025) · #627 in England & Wales (2025) · #764 in Scotland (2025) · #882 in Switzerland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Abrahams

• Abraham Lincoln — President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809–1865)
• Abraham Maslow — American psychologist (1908–1970)
• Abraham Ortelius — Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)
• Abraham de Moivre — French mathematician (1667–1754)
• Abraham ibn Ezra — 12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer

In stories & tradition

• Abraham — Book of Genesis (Bible)
• Abraham (Grampa Simpson) — The Simpsons (TV series)
• Abraham Van Helsing — Dracula (book)

What Abrahams become

Among 2,490 notable people named Abraham:

Business leaders appear 2.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Abraham Senior, Spanish rabbi (1412–1493).

Spellings & nicknames

About 61 boys a year are given Abe as their full name.

Similar names: Abram · Simon · Abel · Manuel · Abner · Sam

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