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Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Abraham

AY-bruh-ham · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Father of multitudes
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#204
2024 births1,729
Peak year2016
First appeared1880
Total US births102,276
2016 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AbeBram
Alternate spellings
AbramAvraham
In other languages
Abraham (English)Abramo (Italian)Abraham (Spanish)Avraham (Hebrew)Ibrahim (Arabic)

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Notable people named Abraham

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