Abram
Abram was given to 350 boys in 2025, #742 among boys’ names; 20,244 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 17,600 Americans named Abram and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (87% of everyone recorded); the median is 15 years old and half are between 9 and 26.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Abram by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Abram mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Abram is “a male given name from Hebrew.” Its etymology gives the senses “father” (אָב) and “high, exalted” (רָם).
From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”). Doublet of Abramo and Avram. As an American placename, particularly named for local resident Abram Dillard, a Texas ranger.
/ˈeɪ.bɹəm/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Abram?
#742 among boys’ names, 2025
Abram fell from #383 in 2015 to #742 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 0.44 to 0.20 per 1,000.
864 babies in 2016, the peak
Abram peaked in 2016, when 864 boys were given it, #379 among boys’ names. The 350 births of 2025 are 41% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 350 | #742 | 0.20 |
| 2024 | 374 | #711 | 0.22 |
| 2023 | 374 | #709 | 0.22 |
| 2022 | 434 | #638 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 478 | #583 | 0.27 |
| 2020 | 511 | #553 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 609 | #481 | 0.34 |
| 2018 | 699 | #434 | 0.38 |
| 2017 | 744 | #419 | 0.40 |
| 2016 | 864 | #379 | 0.46 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 840 | #383 | 0.44 |
| 2014 | 833 | #377 | 0.43 |
| 2013 | 807 | #375 | 0.43 |
| 2012 | 755 | #393 | 0.40 |
| 2011 | 614 | #443 | 0.32 |
| 2010 | 488 | #530 | 0.25 |
| 2009 | 554 | #492 | 0.28 |
| 2008 | 478 | #550 | 0.23 |
| 2007 | 463 | #556 | 0.22 |
| 2006 | 414 | #594 | 0.20 |
| 2005 | 433 | #552 | 0.22 |
| 2004 | 378 | #589 | 0.19 |
| 2003 | 263 | #710 | 0.13 |
| 2002 | 197 | #841 | 0.10 |
| 2001 | 215 | #783 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 205 | #791 | 0.10 |
| 1999 | 183 | #826 | 0.10 |
| 1998 | 151 | #930 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 162 | #864 | 0.09 |
| 1996 | 156 | #877 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 161 | #850 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 161 | #841 | 0.08 |
| 1993 | 129 | #943 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 109 | #1,046 | 0.05 |
| 1991 | 133 | #905 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 125 | #917 | 0.06 |
| 1989 | 126 | #899 | 0.06 |
| 1988 | 131 | #826 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 134 | #801 | 0.07 |
| 1986 | 155 | #726 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 151 | #718 | 0.08 |
| 1984 | 137 | #742 | 0.08 |
| 1983 | 150 | #698 | 0.08 |
| 1982 | 179 | #647 | 0.10 |
| 1981 | 136 | #746 | 0.08 |
| 1980 | 150 | #710 | 0.08 |
| 1979 | 147 | #708 | 0.09 |
| 1978 | 150 | #683 | 0.09 |
| 1977 | 114 | #803 | 0.07 |
| 1976 | 129 | #734 | 0.08 |
| 1975 | 98 | #837 | 0.06 |
| 1974 | 82 | #892 | 0.05 |
| 1973 | 70 | #962 | 0.04 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,137 | 0.03 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,214 | 0.03 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,278 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,231 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 38 | #1,233 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,214 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,299 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,512 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 | 0.01 |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,254 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,453 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,495 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,358 | 0.02 |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,500 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,221 | 0.02 |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,049 | 0.02 |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,119 | 0.02 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,272 | 0.02 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,310 | 0.02 |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,303 | 0.02 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,244 | 0.02 |
| 1951 | 40 | #1,138 | 0.02 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,180 | 0.02 |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,062 | 0.02 |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,106 | 0.02 |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,115 | 0.02 |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,235 | 0.02 |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,038 | 0.03 |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,038 | 0.03 |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,258 | 0.02 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,193 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,230 | 0.02 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,169 | 0.03 |
| 1938 | 37 | #1,062 | 0.03 |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,180 | 0.03 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,169 | 0.03 |
| 1935 | 45 | #940 | 0.04 |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,060 | 0.04 |
| 1933 | 33 | #1,144 | 0.03 |
| 1932 | 48 | #937 | 0.05 |
| 1931 | 50 | #910 | 0.05 |
| 1930 | 38 | #1,132 | 0.03 |
| 1929 | 55 | #900 | 0.05 |
| 1928 | 49 | #980 | 0.04 |
| 1927 | 51 | #982 | 0.05 |
| 1926 | 52 | #944 | 0.05 |
| 1925 | 50 | #956 | 0.04 |
| 1924 | 47 | #1,032 | 0.04 |
| 1923 | 48 | #1,008 | 0.04 |
| 1922 | 50 | #999 | 0.05 |
| 1921 | 49 | #1,002 | 0.04 |
| 1920 | 53 | #947 | 0.05 |
| 1919 | 59 | #859 | 0.06 |
| 1918 | 59 | #855 | 0.06 |
| 1917 | 57 | #849 | 0.06 |
| 1916 | 58 | #810 | 0.07 |
| 1915 | 81 | #643 | 0.10 |
| 1914 | 63 | #639 | 0.10 |
| 1913 | 52 | #611 | 0.10 |
| 1912 | 36 | #713 | 0.08 |
| 1911 | 21 | #689 | 0.09 |
| 1910 | 26 | #556 | 0.13 |
| 1909 | 24 | #530 | 0.15 |
| 1908 | 10 | #877 | 0.06 |
| 1907 | 17 | #616 | 0.12 |
| 1906 | 18 | #547 | 0.14 |
| 1905 | 16 | #592 | 0.12 |
| 1904 | 17 | #538 | 0.13 |
| 1903 | 11 | #696 | 0.09 |
| 1902 | 9 | #793 | 0.07 |
| 1901 | 8 | #778 | 0.08 |
| 1900 | 18 | #578 | 0.12 |
| 1899 | 13 | #548 | 0.12 |
| 1898 | 17 | #505 | 0.14 |
| 1897 | 19 | #438 | 0.17 |
| 1896 | 19 | #462 | 0.16 |
| 1895 | 18 | #476 | 0.15 |
| 1894 | 19 | #439 | 0.16 |
| 1893 | 14 | #509 | 0.12 |
| 1892 | 25 | #380 | 0.20 |
| 1891 | 18 | #411 | 0.18 |
| 1890 | 19 | #415 | 0.17 |
| 1889 | 23 | #369 | 0.21 |
| 1888 | 26 | #359 | 0.22 |
| 1887 | 19 | #377 | 0.19 |
| 1886 | 18 | #418 | 0.16 |
| 1885 | 17 | #439 | 0.16 |
| 1884 | 29 | #325 | 0.25 |
| 1883 | 20 | #381 | 0.19 |
| 1882 | 25 | #355 | 0.22 |
| 1881 | 30 | #290 | 0.30 |
| 1880 | 21 | #373 | 0.19 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Abram a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Abram has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 146 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Abram: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Abram, and how old are they?
17,600 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 87% of the 20,244 Americans ever recorded as Abram. The median Abram alive today is 15 years old; half are between 9 and 26.
The 2020 Census counted 14,740 people named Abram (30 women and girls, 14,710 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 15,483 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 120 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 454 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 1,130 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,160 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 5,870 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 7,860 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Abram born?
The states with the most babies named Abram are Texas, California and Florida, with 36% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 50 | #612 | 1.3× |
| California | 41 | #667 | 0.8× |
| Florida | 19 | #777 | 0.5× |
| Illinois | 13 | #678 | 0.7× |
| North Carolina | 13 | #678 | 0.9× |
| Wisconsin | 13 | #393 | 0.9× |
| Indiana | 11 | #579 | 1.2× |
| New York | 11 | #1,056 | 0.4× |
| Georgia | 11 | #792 | 0.8× |
| Arizona | 10 | #634 | 1.1× |
Where Abram is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Abram is most over-represented in Texas: since 1910 it was given 1.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Abram with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 127,503 babies since 1880, Abram is the second most given (16% of them). In 2025 it was given to 350 of their 2,086 babies (17%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Abram
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Abram and names like it
- Compare Abram and AbrahamBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sAbram peaked in 2016.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Abram since 1910.
- Hebrew namesWiktionary’s origin for Abram: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2016The year the most babies were named Abram.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Abram alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with AMost given first.