Abram
#742 for boys in 2025, 350 births
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 30 births
- Debut · boys
- 21 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,244since 1880
Abram over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Abram has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #742 | 350 |
| 2024 | #711 | 374 |
| 2023 | #709 | 374 |
| 2022 | #638 | 434 |
| 2021 | #583 | 478 |
| 2020 | #553 | 511 |
| 2019 | #481 | 609 |
| 2018 | #434 | 699 |
| 2017 | #419 | 744 |
| 2016 | #379 | 864 |
| 2015 | #383 | 840 |
| 2014 | #377 | 833 |
| 2013 | #375 | 807 |
| 2012 | #393 | 755 |
| 2011 | #443 | 614 |
| 2010 | #530 | 488 |
| 2009 | #492 | 554 |
| 2008 | #550 | 478 |
| 2007 | #556 | 463 |
| 2006 | #594 | 414 |
| 2005 | #552 | 433 |
| 2004 | #589 | 378 |
| 2003 | #710 | 263 |
| 2002 | #842 | 197 |
| 2001 | #784 | 215 |
| 2000 | #793 | 205 |
| 1999 | #828 | 183 |
| 1998 | #931 | 151 |
| 1997 | #866 | 162 |
| 1996 | #879 | 156 |
| 1995 | #853 | 161 |
| 1994 | #844 | 161 |
| 1993 | #945 | 129 |
| 1992 | #1,049 | 109 |
| 1991 | #909 | 133 |
| 1990 | #921 | 125 |
| 1989 | #902 | 126 |
| 1988 | #827 | 131 |
| 1987 | #802 | 134 |
| 1986 | #726 | 155 |
| 1985 | #718 | 151 |
| 1984 | #742 | 137 |
| 1983 | #698 | 150 |
| 1982 | #647 | 179 |
| 1981 | #746 | 136 |
| 1980 | #710 | 150 |
| 1979 | #708 | 147 |
| 1978 | #683 | 150 |
| 1977 | #803 | 114 |
| 1976 | #734 | 129 |
| 1975 | #837 | 98 |
| 1974 | #892 | 82 |
| 1973 | #962 | 70 |
| 1972 | #1,137 | 51 |
| 1971 | #1,214 | 46 |
| 1970 | #1,278 | 42 |
| 1969 | #1,231 | 41 |
| 1968 | #1,233 | 38 |
| 1967 | #1,215 | 38 |
| 1966 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1965 | #1,513 | 26 |
| 1964 | #1,545 | 26 |
| 1963 | #1,255 | 38 |
| 1962 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1961 | #1,496 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,359 | 34 |
| 1959 | #1,501 | 28 |
| 1958 | #1,222 | 40 |
| 1957 | #1,050 | 52 |
| 1956 | #1,120 | 46 |
| 1955 | #1,273 | 35 |
| 1954 | #1,311 | 33 |
| 1953 | #1,304 | 33 |
| 1952 | #1,245 | 35 |
| 1951 | #1,139 | 40 |
| 1950 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1949 | #1,063 | 44 |
| 1948 | #1,107 | 41 |
| 1947 | #1,116 | 42 |
| 1946 | #1,236 | 32 |
| 1945 | #1,039 | 38 |
| 1944 | #1,038 | 40 |
| 1943 | #1,258 | 30 |
| 1942 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1939 | #1,168 | 31 |
| 1938 | #1,062 | 37 |
| 1937 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1936 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1935 | #940 | 45 |
| 1934 | #1,059 | 38 |
| 1933 | #1,144 | 33 |
| 1932 | #937 | 48 |
| 1931 | #910 | 50 |
| 1930 | #1,132 | 38 |
| 1929 | #900 | 55 |
| 1928 | #980 | 49 |
| 1927 | #982 | 51 |
| 1926 | #944 | 52 |
| 1925 | #956 | 50 |
| 1924 | #1,032 | 47 |
| 1923 | #1,008 | 48 |
| 1922 | #999 | 50 |
| 1921 | #1,002 | 49 |
| 1920 | #947 | 53 |
| 1919 | #859 | 59 |
| 1918 | #855 | 59 |
| 1917 | #849 | 57 |
| 1916 | #810 | 58 |
| 1915 | #643 | 81 |
| 1914 | #639 | 63 |
| 1913 | #611 | 52 |
| 1912 | #713 | 36 |
| 1911 | #689 | 21 |
| 1910 | #556 | 26 |
| 1909 | #530 | 24 |
| 1908 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #616 | 17 |
| 1906 | #547 | 18 |
| 1905 | #592 | 16 |
| 1904 | #538 | 17 |
| 1903 | #696 | 11 |
| 1902 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #578 | 18 |
| 1899 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #505 | 17 |
| 1897 | #438 | 19 |
| 1896 | #462 | 19 |
| 1895 | #476 | 18 |
| 1894 | #439 | 19 |
| 1893 | #509 | 14 |
| 1892 | #380 | 25 |
| 1891 | #411 | 18 |
| 1890 | #415 | 19 |
| 1889 | #369 | 23 |
| 1888 | #359 | 26 |
| 1887 | #377 | 19 |
| 1886 | #417 | 18 |
| 1885 | #439 | 17 |
| 1884 | #325 | 29 |
| 1883 | #381 | 20 |
| 1882 | #355 | 25 |
| 1881 | #289 | 30 |
| 1880 | #373 | 21 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Abram was already there! It came in at #373, and was given to 21 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1903, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Abram is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maine#199 · 1 in 838
- Idaho#214 · 1 in 797
- South Dakota#224 · 1 in 824
- West Virginia#273 · 1 in 1,430
- Tennessee#297 · 1 in 1,651
Best ever in a state: #142 in South Dakota, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #199 | 6 | 1 in 838 |
| Idaho | #214 | 11 | 1 in 797 |
| South Dakota | #224 | 5 | 1 in 824 |
| West Virginia | #273 | 6 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Tennessee | #297 | 22 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Kansas | #302 | 12 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Iowa | #308 | 11 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Indiana | #313 | 22 | 1 in 1,699 |
| Oregon | #329 | 13 | 1 in 1,486 |
| Minnesota | #351 | 15 | 1 in 1,947 |
| Kentucky | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Missouri | #373 | 16 | 1 in 2,091 |
| Utah | #377 | 12 | 1 in 1,915 |
| Arizona | #387 | 17 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Texas | #387 | 77 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Pennsylvania | #394 | 22 | 1 in 2,824 |
| Wisconsin | #403 | 12 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Michigan | #405 | 20 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Louisiana | #429 | 12 | 1 in 2,087 |
| North Carolina | #442 | 19 | 1 in 2,833 |
| Arkansas | #455 | 6 | 1 in 2,504 |
| Alabama | #464 | 9 | 1 in 2,684 |
| Illinois | #483 | 23 | 1 in 3,154 |
| Oklahoma | #491 | 8 | 1 in 2,682 |
| Virginia | #493 | 13 | 1 in 3,243 |
| Georgia | #534 | 18 | 1 in 3,279 |
| Mississippi | #547 | 5 | 1 in 2,981 |
| California | #578 | 50 | 1 in 4,843 |
| Colorado | #662 | 6 | 1 in 4,791 |
| Ohio | #665 | 12 | 1 in 5,221 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 5 | 1 in 6,211 |
| Washington | #718 | 7 | 1 in 5,280 |
| Florida | #804 | 15 | 1 in 6,353 |
| New York | #1,014 | 12 | 1 in 8,976 |
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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 Abram
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 31 spots since 2024 (#711 → #742)
- 189 spots since 2020 (#553 → #742)
- 359 spots since 2015 (#383 → #742)
- Biggest jump: 347 spots in 1909 (#877 → #530)
- Biggest drop: 261 spots in 1908 (#616 → #877)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #289 (30 births)
- Births halved by 1893, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 102 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1920
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,196
- Highest: 1 in 2,196 boys born in 2016 were named Abram (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,880 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #289 in 1881, was only 1 in 3,358 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 35.8% of all boys named Abram (7,253) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 228 | #289 (1881) | #368 |
| 1890s | 181 | #380 (1892) | #458 |
| 1900s | 148 | #530 (1909) | #655 |
| 1910s | 512 | #556 (1910) | #722 |
| 1920s | 504 | #900 (1929) | #975 |
| 1930s | 383 | #910 (1931) | #1,070 |
| 1940s | 354 | #1,038 (1944) | #1,165 |
| 1950s | 379 | #1,050 (1957) | #1,235 |
| 1960s | 333 | #1,215 (1967) | #1,360 |
| 1970s | 929 | #683 (1978) | #925 |
| 1980s | 1,449 | #647 (1982) | #752 |
| 1990s | 1,470 | #828 (1999) | #903 |
| 2000s | 3,600 | #492 (2009) | #646 |
| 2010s | 7,253 | #375 (2013) | #421 |
| 2020s | 2,521 | #553 (2020) | #656 |
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.
Abram in 2009
boys
#492
554 births · 1 in 3,580 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 3,580 of them was named Abram, which outranked 96.6% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).