Boys' name · since 1880
Abram
Abram has 20,244 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,244
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
20,244 babies have been named Abram since 1880, making it today's #743 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abram has been recorded 20,244 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #743 nationally and more common than 95% 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.
- #836 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #743 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,244 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abram ranks #836 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #743 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,244 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,244
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Abram's 20,244 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Abram compares
20,244 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Abram's all-time total is 55x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Abram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,244 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 864 | 34 | 22,252 |
Abram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Abram's full recorded timeline at 1953, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 864 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Abram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 864
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Abram by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,253 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Abram's strongest decade.
7,253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Abram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 228
1880s
228 births
- 1890s 181
1890s
181 births
- 1900s 148
1900s
148 births
- 1910s 512
1910s
512 births
- 1920s 504
1920s
504 births
- 1930s 383
1930s
383 births
- 1940s 354
1940s
354 births
- 1950s 379
1950s
379 births
- 1960s 333
1960s
333 births
- 1970s 929
1970s
929 births
- 1980s 1,449
1980s
1,449 births
- 1990s 1,470
1990s
1,470 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,600 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,253 births
- 2020s 2,521
2020s
2,521 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,253 births (36% of all-time use).
How Abram 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 Abram's total volume
Abram by state
Where Abram concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,474 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 1,941 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,008 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 645 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 567 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 544 | 2.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 535 | 2.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 528 | 2.6% |
2,474 of 20,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Abram appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Abram's data
- Abram's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,253 total births) through the 2020s (2,521) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Abrams (2,474 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Abram: 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 Abram 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.