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.
More common than 99% of names given to boys today.
22% of everyone ever named Abraham was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Abraham popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2016)
- 2,583
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #204 among boys.
102,276 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 2,583 births in a single year.
Abraham popularity over time — girls
208 total births recorded since 1971 (Abraham as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Abraham accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Abraham by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 22,216 births that decade — 22% of Abraham's all-time total
Abraham decade highlights
- Peak decade 22,216 births
- Runner-up 19,849 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Abraham's strongest decade
22,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 22% of all-time use.
Abraham by state
Where Abraham concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| 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% |
20,213 of 102,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 19.8% of nationwide
- New York 17.3% of nationwide
- Texas 13.2% of nationwide
- Florida 3.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Abraham appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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.