Abraham

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Abraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch; the father of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

From Wikipedia

Abraham first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 86 babies (rank #368 that year). In 2024 it was given to 73 boys (rank #428). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Abraham

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Abraham yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,928

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Abraham — patriarch

Famous people named Abraham

Abraham Lincolnpostmaster · b. 1809
Abraham Maslowuniversity teacher · b. 1908
Abraham Orteliusmap drawer · b. 1527
Abraham de Moivrestatistician · b. 1667
Abraham ibn Ezraexegete · b. 1092

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	30	#556
1992	33	#542
1993	46	#447
1994	40	#454
1995	46	#447
1996	39	#495
1997	43	#470
1998	59	#376
1999	43	#456
2000	41	#478
2001	51	#424
2002	38	#522
2003	39	#539
2004	54	#430
2005	48	#475
2006	47	#508
2007	54	#485
2008	51	#522
2009	67	#429
2010	53	#512
2011	48	#547
2012	68	#413
2013	82	#362
2014	58	#497
2015	75	#406
2016	74	#413
2017	86	#368
2018	79	#384
2019	80	#390
2020	62	#460
2021	80	#380
2022	85	#364
2023	56	#502
2024	73	#428