Boys' name · since 1880
Abraham
103,967 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.
- #307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,967
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
103,967 babies have been named Abraham since 1880, making it today's #210 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abraham has been recorded 103,967 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #210 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #210 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 103,967 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abraham ranks #307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #210 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 103,967 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,967
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abraham's 103,967 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Abraham compares
103,967 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Abraham's all-time total is 282x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abraham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103,967 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,584 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abraham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abraham splits its recorded history at 1953: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (52 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 2,584 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abraham popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 2,584
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Abraham popularity over time - girls
208 total births recorded since 1971 (Abraham as girls' name)
Abraham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22,220 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Abraham's strongest decade.
22,220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Abraham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 776
1880s
776 births
- 1890s 849
1890s
849 births
- 1900s 1,145
1900s
1,145 births
- 1910s 6,040
1910s
6,040 births
- 1920s 5,114
1920s
5,114 births
- 1930s 2,500
1930s
2,500 births
- 1940s 2,235
1940s
2,235 births
- 1950s 2,918
1950s
2,918 births
- 1960s 2,711
1960s
2,711 births
- 1970s 5,138
1970s
5,138 births
- 1980s 8,691
1980s
8,691 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,021 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,854 births
- 2010s
2010s
22,220 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,755 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22,220 births (21% of all-time use).
How Abraham compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Abraham's total volume
Abraham by state
Where Abraham concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,477 | 19.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 17,993 | 17.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13,730 | 13.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,758 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,318 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,709 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 2,700 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,354 | 2.3% |
20,477 of 103,967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Abraham appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abraham's data
- Abraham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22,220 total births) through the 2020s (10,755) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Abrahams (20,477 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Abraham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abraham draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.