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Avraham

Boy #1005 in 2023

Avraham is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Avraham

Popularity, 1954–2023

218 births in 2023

1954 2023

4,557 U.S. births recorded from 1954–2023.

Peak year

2023

218 babies

First recorded

1954

69 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Abraham / Ibrahim / Avraham

The patriarch of the three Abrahamic faiths — “the friend of God” (khalīl Allāh). Named in the Qur’an 69 times; Surah Ibrahim (14) bears his name.

Ibrahim إِبْرَاهيم

Arabic (alt. transliteration)

Avraham אַבְרָהָם

Hebrew

English / biblical

Dutch / English short form

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feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

Girl · Ancient Greek

Feminine form of Church Angelus, from ἄγγελος

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.