US rank #204 Boys' name Peak 2016 102,276 births

Abraham — #204 US boys' name

102,276 babies named Abraham in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s7761890s8491900s11451910s60401920s51141930s25001940s22351950s29171960s27101970s51381980s86921990s130192000s198492010s222162020s9076
#204
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Abraham was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

2,583 babies were named Abraham in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abraham

The Social Security Administration has registered 102,276 babies named Abraham between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Abraham currently holds the #204 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 2,583 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abraham performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22,216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Abraham shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20,213 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Abraham in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abraham in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102,276 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abraham at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

102,276

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2016

2,583 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#204

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Abraham popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2016)
2,583
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 81

Abraham popularity over time — girls

208 total births recorded since 1971 (Abraham as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 208 births
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Abraham by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22,216 births that decade — 22% of Abraham's all-time total
1880s7761890s8491900s11451910s60401920s51141930s25001940s22351950s29171960s27101970s51381980s86921990s130192000s198492010s222162020s9076

Abraham by state

Where Abraham concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Abraham
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20,213 19.8%
#2 New York
17,731 17.3%
#3 Texas
13,461 13.2%
#4 Florida
3,630 3.5%
#5 Illinois
3,279 3.2%
#6 Arizona
2,649 2.6%
#7 New Jersey
2,644 2.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
2,326 2.3%
California share of Abraham's total US births 19.8%
Even split

20,213 of 102,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Abraham appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abraham?
102,276 babies have been named Abraham since 1880. It currently ranks #204 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 2,583 births.
When was Abraham most popular?
Abraham was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22,216 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Abraham most popular?
The top states for the name Abraham are California (20,213 births), New York (17,731 births), Texas (13,461 births).
How long has the name Abraham been used?
Abraham has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Abraham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abram, Abran, Abrahan, Abrahm, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.