US rank #1028 Boys' name Peak 2023 4,773 births

Avraham — #1028 US boys' name

4,773 babies named Avraham in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s571970s1661980s4161990s6412000s10182010s14732020s984
#1028
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Avraham was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

218 babies were named Avraham in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avraham

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,773 babies named Avraham between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Avraham currently holds the #1028 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 218 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avraham performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,473 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Avraham shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Avraham in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avraham 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 4,773 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.

Avraham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,773

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2023

218 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,028

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avraham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
218
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Avraham by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,473 births that decade — 31% of Avraham's all-time total
1950s181960s571970s1661980s4161990s6412000s10182010s14732020s984

Avraham by state

Where Avraham concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avraham
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,349 49.2%
#2 New Jersey
1,031 21.6%
#3 California
192 4.0%
#4 Maryland
134 2.8%
#5 Florida
118 2.5%
#6 Illinois
32 0.7%
#7 Michigan
11 0.2%
#8 Ohio
5 0.1%
New York share of Avraham's total US births 49.2%
Even split

2,349 of 4,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Avraham appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avraham?
4,773 babies have been named Avraham since 1954. It currently ranks #1028 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 218 births.
When was Avraham most popular?
Avraham was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,473 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Avraham most popular?
The top states for the name Avraham are New York (2,349 births), New Jersey (1,031 births), California (192 births).
How long has the name Avraham been used?
Avraham has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avraham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avrohom, Avram, Avrum, Avry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1954–2024 (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.