Ibrahim

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ibrahim is the Arabic name of Abraham, the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

From Wikipedia

Ibrahim first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 922 babies (rank #359 that year). In 2024 it was given to 922 boys (rank #359). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ibrahim

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

16,966

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

922

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ibrahim

Ibrahim Isovereign · b. 1615
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïtapolitician · b. 1945
Ibrahim Traorémilitary officer · b. 1988
Ibrahim Rugovaliterary scholar · b. 1944
Ibrahim Afellayassociation football player · b. 1986

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1954	5	#4,073
1961	5	#4,327
1963	6	#3,811
1964	10	#2,737
1967	9	#2,857
1969	6	#4,137
1970	11	#2,970
1971	13	#2,740
1972	11	#3,047
1973	27	#1,716
1974	24	#1,906
1975	41	#1,366
1976	27	#1,848
1977	29	#1,803
1978	40	#1,479
1979	61	#1,160
1980	53	#1,277
1981	62	#1,172
1982	64	#1,142
1983	61	#1,159
1984	52	#1,284
1985	67	#1,141
1986	72	#1,105
1987	61	#1,254
1988	88	#1,060
1989	89	#1,122
1990	140	#866
1991	120	#976
1992	111	#1,040
1993	157	#847
1994	152	#877
1995	157	#868
1996	205	#743
1997	190	#779
1998	177	#831
1999	229	#719
2000	255	#693
2001	269	#676
2002	284	#659
2003	341	#612
2004	379	#587
2005	385	#587
2006	417	#588
2007	435	#587
2008	428	#590
2009	465	#568
2010	531	#489
2011	575	#467
2012	549	#488
2013	631	#451
2014	649	#456
2015	699	#436
2016	816	#393
2017	815	#390
2018	791	#402
2019	820	#383
2020	673	#441
2021	664	#456
2022	766	#419
2023	775	#411
2024	922	#359