US rank #3723 Boys' name Peak 2016 589 births

Ebrahim — #3723 US boys' name

589 babies named Ebrahim in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3723
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ebrahim was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

36 babies were named Ebrahim in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebrahim

The Social Security Administration has registered 589 babies named Ebrahim between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ebrahim currently holds the #3723 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebrahim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ebrahim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ebrahim in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebrahim 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 589 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.

Ebrahim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

589

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2016

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,723

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ebrahim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
36
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Ebrahim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
227 births that decade — 39% of Ebrahim's all-time total
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Ebrahim by state

Where Ebrahim concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ebrahim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
65 11.0%
#2 California
26 4.4%
#3 Texas
10 1.7%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Ebrahim's total US births 11.0%
Even split

65 of 589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebrahim?
589 babies have been named Ebrahim since 1981. It currently ranks #3723 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 36 births.
When was Ebrahim most popular?
Ebrahim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Ebrahim most popular?
The top states for the name Ebrahim are New York (65 births), California (26 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Ebrahim been used?
Ebrahim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ebrahim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebrima, Ebraheem, Ebrahima. 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, 1981–2024 (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.