Boys' name · peaked in 2016
Abram name popularity since 1925
18,928 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Abram. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Abram is about 16 years old in 2026. Abram peaked in 2016 as the #379 name for boys, and it ranked #742 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,928
- Named Abram, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #742
- for boys in 2025 (350 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 18,928 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.24× its national share
Peak year is the year Abram made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Abram births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Abram both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Abram became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 9,860 baby boys to 1 in 4,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 4,570.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Abram's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Abram.
Decade by decade
Babies named Abram in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 257 | – |
| 1930s | 383 | #940 |
| 1940s | 354 | #1,039 |
| 1950s | 379 | #1,273 |
| 1960s | 333 | #1,513 |
| 1970s | 929 | #837 |
| 1980s | 1,449 | #718 |
| 1990s | 1,470 | #853 |
| 2000s | 3,600 | #552 |
| 2010s | 7,253 | #383 |
| 2020–25 | 2,521 | #742 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.8% of babies named Abram from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Abram is most popular
The index compares Abram's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Abram.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.24× | 444 |
| Texas | 2.06× | 2,468 |
| Louisiana | 1.56× | 426 |
| Indiana | 1.51× | 544 |
| Tennessee | 1.46× | 470 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Abram's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Abram.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Abram (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data