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Baby name

Abraham

Boy

Origin of the name

Abraham comes from the Hebrew Avraham. In the Bible, Abraham is the father of the faithful, the common ancestor of Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Classic name

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Abraham peaked in 2016, when 1 baby in 1,420 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 209.
103,967births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 157rank at its peak, in 2016

Where babies named Abraham are born

2016

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The darker the blue, the more common Abraham is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Abraham is most common in Hawaii (2.5 times), New York (2.4) and Arizona (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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