Abraham
Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · #209 for boys in 2025, 1,664 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 292 births
- Debut · boys
- 81 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 103,967since 1880
Abraham over time
Rank among boys' names. Abraham has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #209 | 1,664 | |
| 2024 | — | #204 | 1,737 | |
| 2023 | — | #218 | 1,695 | |
| 2022 | — | #203 | 1,843 | |
| 2021 | — | #202 | 1,916 | |
| 2020 | — | #201 | 1,900 | |
| 2019 | — | #191 | 2,065 | |
| 2018 | — | #163 | 2,373 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #169 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | — | #157 | 2,584 | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #170 | 2,454 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #181 | 2,382 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #182 | 2,217 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #191 | 1,954 |
| 2011 | — | #192 | 1,938 | |
| 2010 | — | #194 | 1,925 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #180 | 2,110 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #186 | 2,149 |
| 2007 | — | #188 | 2,145 | |
| 2006 | — | #182 | 2,209 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #192 | 2,048 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #193 | 1,988 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #195 | 1,897 |
| 2002 | — | #204 | 1,801 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #200 | 1,821 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #213 | 1,686 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #214 | 1,591 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #208 | 1,543 |
| 1997 | — | #216 | 1,428 | |
| 1996 | — | #227 | 1,336 | |
| 1995 | — | #232 | 1,288 | |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #241 | 1,225 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #244 | 1,170 |
| 1992 | — | #254 | 1,143 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #243 | 1,162 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #244 | 1,135 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #254 | 999 |
| 1988 | — | #245 | 974 | |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #252 | 906 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #247 | 910 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #260 | 849 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #255 | 851 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #268 | 773 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #260 | 837 |
| 1981 | — | #269 | 813 | |
| 1980 | — | #273 | 779 | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #277 | 736 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #281 | 689 |
| 1977 | — | #289 | 677 | |
| 1976 | — | #307 | 571 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #340 | 501 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #360 | 456 |
| 1973 | — | #384 | 403 | |
| 1972 | — | #397 | 388 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #423 | 364 |
| 1970 | — | #433 | 353 | |
| 1969 | — | #447 | 302 | |
| 1968 | — | #472 | 257 | |
| 1967 | — | #499 | 227 | |
| 1966 | — | #483 | 253 | |
| 1965 | — | #469 | 275 | |
| 1964 | — | #480 | 272 | |
| 1963 | — | #480 | 275 | |
| 1962 | — | #477 | 278 | |
| 1961 | — | #479 | 278 | |
| 1960 | — | #464 | 294 | |
| 1959 | — | #455 | 310 | |
| 1958 | — | #468 | 283 | |
| 1957 | — | #466 | 274 | |
| 1956 | — | #431 | 308 | |
| 1955 | — | #435 | 285 | |
| 1954 | — | #415 | 304 | |
| 1953 | — | #395 | 315 | |
| 1952 | — | #441 | 254 | |
| 1951 | — | #404 | 285 | |
| 1950 | — | #387 | 300 | |
| 1949 | — | #395 | 287 | |
| 1948 | — | #423 | 251 | |
| 1947 | — | #435 | 242 | |
| 1946 | — | #435 | 210 | |
| 1945 | — | #418 | 205 | |
| 1944 | — | #439 | 194 | |
| 1943 | — | #449 | 199 | |
| 1942 | — | #395 | 234 | |
| 1941 | — | #418 | 194 | |
| 1940 | — | #385 | 219 | |
| 1939 | — | #407 | 197 | |
| 1938 | — | #388 | 212 | |
| 1937 | — | #374 | 217 | |
| 1936 | — | #374 | 214 | |
| 1935 | — | #341 | 259 | |
| 1934 | — | #352 | 243 | |
| 1933 | — | #341 | 246 | |
| 1932 | — | #331 | 275 | |
| 1931 | — | #318 | 292 | |
| 1930 | — | #306 | 345 | |
| 1929 | — | #300 | 343 | |
| 1928 | — | #280 | 401 | |
| 1927 | — | #282 | 406 | |
| 1926 | — | #275 | 427 | |
| 1925 | — | #257 | 489 | |
| 1924 | — | #244 | 554 | |
| 1923 | — | #237 | 556 | |
| 1922 | — | #222 | 599 | |
| 1921 | — | #202 | 683 | |
| 1920 | — | #203 | 656 | |
| 1919 | — | #176 | 742 | |
| 1918 | — | #174 | 757 | |
| 1917 | — | #171 | 731 | |
| 1916 | — | #158 | 753 | |
| 1915 | — | #152 | 790 | |
| 1914 | — | #141 | 700 | |
| 1913 | — | #142 | 551 | |
| 1912 | — | #125 | 533 | |
| 1911 | — | #124 | 292 | |
| 1910 | — | #162 | 191 | |
| 1909 | — | #153 | 163 | |
| 1908 | — | #159 | 150 | |
| 1907 | — | #152 | 148 | |
| 1906 | — | #161 | 122 | |
| 1905 | — | #171 | 112 | |
| 1904 | — | #166 | 111 | |
| 1903 | — | #171 | 95 | |
| 1902 | — | #197 | 82 | |
| 1901 | — | #218 | 62 | |
| 1900 | — | #195 | 100 | |
| 1899 | — | #171 | 85 | |
| 1898 | — | #173 | 92 | |
| 1897 | — | #212 | 62 | |
| 1896 | — | #153 | 109 | |
| 1895 | — | #166 | 94 | |
| 1894 | — | #199 | 73 | |
| 1893 | — | #145 | 103 | |
| 1892 | — | #160 | 99 | |
| 1891 | — | #199 | 62 | |
| 1890 | — | #192 | 70 | |
| 1889 | — | #160 | 83 | |
| 1888 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1887 | — | #168 | 75 | |
| 1886 | — | #177 | 77 | |
| 1885 | — | #158 | 86 | |
| 1884 | — | #199 | 67 | |
| 1883 | — | #208 | 52 | |
| 1882 | — | #151 | 91 | |
| 1881 | — | #146 | 86 | |
| 1880 | — | #163 | 81 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Abraham was already there! It came in at #163, and was given to 81 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 68 boys a year got the name.
Where Abraham is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#105 · 1 in 501
- California#106 · 1 in 433
- Arizona#117 · 1 in 467
- Texas#129 · 1 in 533
- Nevada#158 · 1 in 611
Best ever in a state: #39 in New York, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #105 | 216 | 1 in 501 |
| California | #106 | 587 | 1 in 433 |
| Arizona | #117 | 91 | 1 in 467 |
| Texas | #129 | 340 | 1 in 533 |
| Nevada | #158 | 24 | 1 in 611 |
| New Jersey | #178 | 45 | 1 in 1,043 |
| New Mexico | #184 | 15 | 1 in 727 |
| Alaska | #185 | 5 | 1 in 664 |
| Rhode Island | #190 | 5 | 1 in 991 |
| Wisconsin | #194 | 31 | 1 in 946 |
| Illinois | #195 | 78 | 1 in 989 |
| Oregon | #206 | 23 | 1 in 845 |
| Kansas | #214 | 18 | 1 in 913 |
| Utah | #214 | 24 | 1 in 933 |
| Colorado | #215 | 33 | 1 in 908 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 5 | 1 in 877 |
| Washington | #223 | 34 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Hawaii | #226 | 6 | 1 in 797 |
| Maine | #226 | 5 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Nebraska | #226 | 11 | 1 in 937 |
| Florida | #231 | 79 | 1 in 1,253 |
| South Carolina | #236 | 17 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Georgia | #245 | 47 | 1 in 1,270 |
| North Carolina | #254 | 38 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Indiana | #268 | 25 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Minnesota | #275 | 20 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Virginia | #277 | 27 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Iowa | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Maryland | #294 | 17 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Arkansas | #299 | 10 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Michigan | #306 | 28 | 1 in 1,955 |
| Connecticut | #335 | 7 | 1 in 2,397 |
| Pennsylvania | #341 | 25 | 1 in 2,551 |
| Oklahoma | #346 | 11 | 1 in 1,874 |
| Massachusetts | #366 | 11 | 1 in 2,987 |
| Ohio | #375 | 23 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Tennessee | #457 | 12 | 1 in 3,070 |
| Kentucky | #465 | 6 | 1 in 3,910 |
| Alabama | #470 | 8 | 1 in 2,965 |
| Missouri | #541 | 8 | 1 in 4,254 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Abraham
- 5 spots since 2024 (#204 → #209)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#201 → #209)
- 39 spots since 2015 (#170 → #209)
- Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1953 (#441 → #395)
- Biggest drop: 59 spots in 1897 (#153 → #212)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #124 (292 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 734 boys born in 2016 were named Abraham (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,026 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #124 in 1911, was only 1 in 774 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.4% of all boys named Abraham (22,220) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 776 | #146 (1881) | #172 |
| 1890s | 849 | #145 (1893) | #177 |
| 1900s | 1,145 | #152 (1907) | #174 |
| 1910s | 6,040 | #124 (1911) | #153 |
| 1920s | 5,114 | #202 (1921) | #250 |
| 1930s | 2,500 | #306 (1930) | #353 |
| 1940s | 2,235 | #385 (1940) | #419 |
| 1950s | 2,918 | #387 (1950) | #430 |
| 1960s | 2,711 | #447 (1969) | #475 |
| 1970s | 5,138 | #277 (1979) | #349 |
| 1980s | 8,691 | #245 (1988) | #258 |
| 1990s | 13,021 | #208 (1998) | #232 |
| 2000s | 19,854 | #180 (2009) | #193 |
| 2010s | 22,220 | #157 (2016) | #179 |
| 2020s | 10,755 | #201 (2020) | #206 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Abraham in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 369,568 of them was named Abraham, which outranked 14.3% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 975 of them was named Abraham, which outranked 98.6% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.