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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 86 babies (rank #470 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,277

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
1996	40	#464
1997	43	#455
1998	42	#470
1999	42	#481
2000	60	#381
2001	56	#406
2002	47	#463
2003	51	#474
2004	77	#374
2005	58	#477
2006	57	#523
2007	57	#543
2008	65	#523
2009	74	#481
2010	69	#513
2011	64	#546
2012	59	#592
2013	65	#556
2014	83	#476
2015	86	#470
2016	82	#493