Boys' name · since 1954
Ibrahim
17,907 babies named Ibrahim in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,907
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ibrahim is the #351 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 17,907 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ibrahim has been recorded 17,907 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #351 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1954 to 2025.
- #879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #351 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,907 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ibrahim ranks #879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #351 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,907 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #351 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,907
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ibrahim's 17,907 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ibrahim compares
17,907 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Ibrahim's all-time total is 49x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ibrahim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,907 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 939 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ibrahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ibrahim's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 939, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ibrahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 939
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Ibrahim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,877 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Ibrahim's strongest decade.
6,877 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ibrahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 284
1970s
284 births
- 1980s 669
1980s
669 births
- 1990s 1,638
1990s
1,638 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,658 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,877 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,740 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,877 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ibrahim 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 Ibrahim's total volume
Ibrahim by state
Where Ibrahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,878 | 16.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,846 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,441 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,145 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 922 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 909 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 744 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 723 | 4.0% |
2,878 of 17,907 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Ibrahim appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ibrahim's data
- Ibrahim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,877 total births) through the 2020s (4,740) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ibrahims (2,878 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.
Keep exploring Ibrahim
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ibrahim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Ibrahim 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.