US rank #359 Boys' name Peak 2024 16,966 births

Ibrahim — #359 US boys' name

16,966 babies named Ibrahim 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.

1950s51960s361970s2841980s6691990s16382000s36582010s68762020s3800
#359
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ibrahim was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

922 babies were named Ibrahim in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ibrahim

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,966 babies named Ibrahim between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ibrahim currently holds the #359 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 922 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ibrahim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6,876 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ibrahim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,737 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ibrahim in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ibrahim 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 16,966 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.

Ibrahim at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

16,966

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2024

922 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#359

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ibrahim popularity over time

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

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
922
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Ibrahim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6,876 births that decade — 41% of Ibrahim's all-time total
1950s51960s361970s2841980s6691990s16382000s36582010s68762020s3800

Ibrahim by state

Where Ibrahim concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ibrahim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,737 16.1%
#2 California
1,747 10.3%
#3 Texas
1,343 7.9%
#4 Illinois
1,086 6.4%
#5 New Jersey
867 5.1%
#6 Michigan
853 5.0%
#7 Ohio
699 4.1%
#8 Virginia
687 4.0%
New York share of Ibrahim's total US births 16.1%
Even split

2,737 of 16,966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Ibrahim appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ibrahim?
16,966 babies have been named Ibrahim since 1954. It currently ranks #359 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 922 births.
When was Ibrahim most popular?
Ibrahim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,876 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ibrahim most popular?
The top states for the name Ibrahim are New York (2,737 births), California (1,747 births), Texas (1,343 births).
How long has the name Ibrahim been used?
Ibrahim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ibrahim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ibraheem, Ibrahima, Ibrohim, Ibrahem, 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.