Ibrahim

Meaning: Father of multitudes; some scholars read 'father is exalted'
Origin: Arabic (from Hebrew) — Variant of Abraham

Nicknames: Brahim

Boy's name · #351 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ibrahim is climbing: on the charts since 1954, it reached #351 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 940 boys given the name last year. Roughly 18,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#18 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #26 in France (2025) · #45 in Belgium (2025) · #51 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #70 in England & Wales (2025) · #83 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #92 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #97 in Netherlands (2025) · #103 in Sweden (2025) · #117 in Austria (2025) · #123 in Scotland (2025) · #132 in Norway (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Ibrahims

Ibrahim I — Ottoman sultan (1615–1648)
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta — Malian politician
Ibrahim Traoré — Burkinabé politician (born 1988)
Ibrahim Rugova — President of Kosovo (1944–2006)
Ibrahim Afellay — Dutch footballer (born 1986)

In stories & tradition

İbrahim — Paydos (book)

What Ibrahims become

Among 2,281 notable people named Ibrahim:

Political leaders appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian politician.

Similar names: Ibraheem · Mathias · Sylas · Chaim · Yusuf · Samson

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