Boys' name · since 1979
Abrahim
705 babies named Abrahim in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4962
- among boys today
- 705
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other boys
Abrahim currently ranks #4962 among boys' names in America, with 705 babies recorded since 1979.
Abrahim has 705 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4962 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4962 among boys today
- 705 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
- 65% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Abrahim is currently the #4962 boys' name in America, more common than 65% of boys - 705 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4962
- among boys today
- 705
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other boys
Abrahim vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 65% of names given to boys today.
30% of everyone ever named Abrahim was born in this single decade.
26 babies were named Abrahim in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
How Abrahim compares
705 Top 37% higher than 63% of 14,294 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
Abrahim's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abrahim | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 705 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 23 | 22,252 |
Abrahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Abrahim's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Abrahim at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Abrahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #4962 among boys.
705 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 26 births in a single year.
Abrahim by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Abrahim's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Abrahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 208 births (30% of all-time use).
Abrahim decade highlights
- Peak decade 208 births
- Runner-up 195 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Abrahim 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 Abrahim's total volume
Abrahim vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Abrahim by state
Where Abrahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
34 of 705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 4.8% of nationwide
- California 0.9% of nationwide
- Texas 0.9% of nationwide
- New Jersey 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Abrahim's data
- Abrahim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (208 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Abrahims (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Abrahim: #4962 Boys' Name - 705 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/abrahim. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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