Is Abraham a boy or girl name?
Abraham is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,729 boys were named Abraham, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 102,484 US babies named Abraham were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #204
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Abraham since 1880
- 102,484
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 2,583 babies
Boys and girls named Abraham, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 776 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 849 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 6,040 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 5,114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 2,500 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,235 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,917 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,710 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5,138 | 34 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 8,692 | 62 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 13,019 | 39 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 19,849 | 41 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 22,216 | 32 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 9,076 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,729 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,695 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,840 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,913 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,899 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,064 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2,372 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,328 | #169 | 5 | #15,928 |
| 2016 | 2,583 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,454 | #170 | 6 | #14,501 |
| 2014 | 2,382 | #180 | 10 | #10,135 |
| 2013 | 2,216 | #182 | 6 | #14,605 |
| 2012 | 1,954 | #191 | 5 | #16,894 |
| 2011 | 1,938 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,925 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,110 | #180 | 5 | #17,319 |
| 2008 | 2,148 | #186 | 5 | #17,526 |
| 2007 | 2,145 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,208 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,046 | #192 | 5 | #16,479 |
| 2004 | 1,988 | #193 | 7 | #12,771 |
| 2003 | 1,896 | #195 | 6 | #13,858 |
| 2002 | 1,801 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,821 | #200 | 5 | #15,370 |
| 2000 | 1,686 | #213 | 8 | #10,747 |
| 1999 | 1,591 | #214 | 8 | #10,356 |
| 1998 | 1,543 | #208 | 5 | #14,135 |
| 1997 | 1,428 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,336 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,287 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,225 | #241 | 9 | #8,809 |
| 1993 | 1,170 | #244 | 7 | #10,596 |
| 1992 | 1,143 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,161 | #243 | 5 | #13,149 |
| 1990 | 1,135 | #244 | 5 | #12,966 |
| 1989 | 999 | #254 | 7 | #9,684 |
| 1988 | 974 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 907 | #252 | 10 | #6,789 |
| 1986 | 910 | #247 | 8 | #7,752 |
| 1985 | 849 | #260 | 8 | #7,565 |
| 1984 | 851 | #255 | 10 | #6,294 |
| 1983 | 773 | #268 | 9 | #6,709 |
| 1982 | 837 | #260 | 10 | #6,370 |
| 1981 | 813 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 779 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 736 | #277 | 8 | #7,314 |
| 1978 | 689 | #281 | 10 | #5,959 |
| 1977 | 678 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 570 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 501 | #341 | 5 | #9,070 |
| 1974 | 456 | #360 | 6 | #7,680 |
| 1973 | 403 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 388 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 364 | #422 | 5 | #8,325 |
| 1970 | 353 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 302 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 257 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 227 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 253 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 275 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 272 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 275 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 279 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 277 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 293 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 310 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 283 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 273 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 308 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 285 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 304 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 315 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 254 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 285 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 300 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 287 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 252 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 241 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 210 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 205 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 194 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 199 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 234 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 194 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 219 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 197 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 212 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 217 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 214 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 259 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 243 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 246 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 275 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 293 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 344 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 343 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 401 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 406 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 427 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 489 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 554 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 556 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 599 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 683 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 656 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 742 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 757 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 731 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 753 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 790 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 700 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 551 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 533 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 292 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 191 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 163 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 150 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 148 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 122 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 112 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 111 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 95 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 82 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 62 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 100 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 85 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 92 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 62 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 109 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 94 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 73 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 103 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 99 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 62 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 70 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 83 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 78 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 75 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 77 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 86 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 67 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 52 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 91 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 86 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 81 | #163 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Abraham reached #124 in 1911. As a girl name, it reached #5,959 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Abraham
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.