Abraham
The story
Abraham comes from Hebrew Avraham. The traditional reading is father of many or father of a multitude, reinforced in Genesis when Abram's name changes and he is promised as the ancestor of nations. The figure belongs centrally to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition, with related forms including Avraham, Ibrahim, Abraão, and Abram. In English history the name became more common after the Protestant Reformation, and Abraham Lincoln later gave it an unmistakable American bearer. The US curve never vanishes: it has an early baseline, rises modestly late in the twentieth century, steps upward in the 2000s, and remains at its displayed high level through the 2010s and 2020s. That continuity makes Abraham different from a rediscovered rarity. It is an ancient international patriarch name that has kept renewing itself, formal in full and readily shortened to Abe or Bram.
Abraham around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Avraham, glossed in Genesis as "father of a multitude"; Abram is the patriarch's earlier name from the same story
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Abraham peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
815 people · the #9,549 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 13
Among people named Abraham living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 128 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Abraham
Most people given the name Abraham in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Abraham deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Abraham truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Abraham fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Abraham travels
Jewish American · a beloved patriarch name carrying deep resonance
Keep exploring
Nicknames for Abraham · Jewish American baby names · Hebrew baby names
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