Boys' name · since 1954
Avraham
4,992 babies named Avraham in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,992
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avraham currently ranks #1036 among boys' names in America, with 4,992 babies recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avraham has been recorded 4,992 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #1036 nationally and more common than 93% 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 1954 to 2025.
- #1,776 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,036 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,992 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avraham ranks #1,776 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,036 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,992 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,992
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avraham's 4,992 recorded births place it above 96.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Avraham compares
4,992 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Avraham's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avraham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,992 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 220 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avraham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avraham's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 220, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avraham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 220
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Avraham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,473 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Avraham's strongest decade.
1,473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Avraham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 166
1970s
166 births
- 1980s 416
1980s
416 births
- 1990s
1990s
641 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,018 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,473 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,203 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,473 births (30% of all-time use).
How Avraham 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 Avraham's total volume
Avraham by state
Where Avraham concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,443 | 48.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,108 | 22.2% |
| #3 | California | | 193 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 134 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 133 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 33 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.2% |
2,443 of 4,992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Avraham appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avraham's data
- Avraham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,473 total births) through the 2020s (1,203) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Avrahams (2,443 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Avraham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Avraham 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.