US rank #7825 Boys' name Peak 2015 913 births

Avram — #7825 US boys' name

913 babies named Avram in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s641960s641970s1041980s1141990s1032000s1502010s2182020s96
#7825
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Avram was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

29 babies were named Avram in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avram

The Social Security Administration has registered 913 babies named Avram between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Avram currently holds the #7825 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avram performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Avram shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Avram in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avram 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 913 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.

Avram at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

913

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2015

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,825

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
29
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
010203040 202420152006199719881979197019601950 6

Avram by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
218 births that decade — 24% of Avram's all-time total
1950s641960s641970s1041980s1141990s1032000s1502010s2182020s96

Avram by state

Where Avram concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Avram
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
36 3.9%
#2 California
18 2.0%
#3 Texas
5 0.5%
New York share of Avram's total US births 3.9%
Even split

36 of 913 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avram?
913 babies have been named Avram since 1950. It currently ranks #7825 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 29 births.
When was Avram most popular?
Avram was most popular in the 2010s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Avram most popular?
The top states for the name Avram are New York (36 births), California (18 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Avram been used?
Avram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avraham, Avrohom, Avrum, Avry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1950–2024 (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.