US rank #2897 Boys' name Peak 2002 1,053 births

Ibrahima — #2897 US boys' name

1,053 babies named Ibrahima in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1152000s3942010s3612020s183
#2897
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Ibrahima was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

53 babies were named Ibrahima in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ibrahima

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,053 babies named Ibrahima between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ibrahima currently holds the #2897 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ibrahima performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ibrahima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 450 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ibrahima in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ibrahima 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 1,053 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.

Ibrahima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,053

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2002

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,897

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ibrahima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
53
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0204060 20242019201420092004199919941992 9

Ibrahima by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
394 births that decade — 37% of Ibrahima's all-time total
1990s1152000s3942010s3612020s183

Ibrahima by state

Where Ibrahima concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ibrahima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
450 42.7%
#2 Ohio
63 6.0%
#3 Georgia
7 0.7%
#4 Maryland
6 0.6%
New York share of Ibrahima's total US births 42.7%
Even split

450 of 1,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ibrahima?
1,053 babies have been named Ibrahima since 1992. It currently ranks #2897 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 53 births.
When was Ibrahima most popular?
Ibrahima was most popular in the 2000s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Ibrahima most popular?
The top states for the name Ibrahima are New York (450 births), Ohio (63 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Ibrahima been used?
Ibrahima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ibrahima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ibrahim, Ibraheem, 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, 1992–2024 (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.