Abraham

Meaning and origin of Abraham

Popularity of Abraham in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Abraham has been stable (+1.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Abraham every 43 schools, all spellings combined.

Abraham in English-speaking countries

Abraham ranks 213^th in United States, against 671^st in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  213^th boys’ name5,096 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,009−3.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  440^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,141

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  447^th boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,151−3% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  671^st boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,454

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  620^th boys’ name182 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,540−3.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  666^th boys’ name11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,529

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  828^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,990

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Abram5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Abraham

• Anaël
• Asaël
• Nathaël
• Jonathan
• Daouda
• Yacoub
• Isayah
• Yohan
• Elior
• Siméo
• Zachary
• Keziah

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin