Boys' name · since 1981
Ebrahim
616 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.
- #6,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 616
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
616 babies have been named Ebrahim since 1981, making it today's #4000 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebrahim has been recorded 616 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #4000 nationally and more common than 71% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #6,948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,000 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 616 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebrahim ranks #6,948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,000 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 616 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,000 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 616
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ebrahim's 616 recorded births place it above 84.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ebrahim compares
616 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Ebrahim's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ebrahim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 616 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ebrahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ebrahim splits its recorded history at 2006: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ebrahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Ebrahim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (227 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Ebrahim's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ebrahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 227 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ebrahim 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 Ebrahim's total volume
Ebrahim by state
Where Ebrahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
65 of 616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ebrahim's data
- Ebrahim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (227 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ebrahims (65 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ebrahim: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Ebrahim 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.