Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Ibrahim name popularity since 1925
17,907 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ibrahim. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Ibrahim is about 12 years old in 2026. Ibrahim peaked in 2025 as the #351 name for boys, and it ranked #351 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,907
- Named Ibrahim, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #351
- for boys in 2025 (939 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 17,907 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 2.35× its national share
Peak year is the year Ibrahim 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.
Ibrahim births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Ibrahim both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Ibrahim became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 10,800 baby boys to 1 in 5,790.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ibrahim's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ibrahim.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ibrahim in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 36 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 284 | #1,365 |
| 1980s | 669 | #1,141 |
| 1990s | 1,638 | #867 |
| 2000s | 3,658 | #587 |
| 2010s | 6,877 | #436 |
| 2020–25 | 4,740 | #351 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.6% of babies named Ibrahim from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ibrahim is most popular
The index compares Ibrahim'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 Ibrahim.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2.35× | 2,878 |
| Maryland | 2.25× | 554 |
| Minnesota | 2.15× | 634 |
| New Jersey | 2.07× | 922 |
| Virginia | 1.99× | 723 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ibrahim's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ibrahim.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ibrahim (2025).
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