Abraham is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Abraham is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #209 for boy births in the United States (and #411 across all names), given to 1,664 babies — 1,675 including U.S. territories. Abraham first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2016 (2,584 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,664 | 1,675 | — | #209 |
| 2024 | 1,737 | 1,744 | — | #204 |
| 2023 | 1,695 | 1,720 | — | #218 |
| 2022 | 1,843 | 1,858 | — | #203 |
| 2021 | 1,916 | 1,932 | — | #202 |
| 2020 | 1,900 | 1,917 | — | #201 |
| 2019 | 2,065 | 2,082 | — | #191 |
| 2018 | 2,373 | 2,396 | — | #163 |
| 2017 | 2,333 | 2,354 | #15,931 | #169 |
| 2016 | 2,584 | 2,607 | — | #157 |
| 2015 | 2,460 | 2,484 | #14,506 | #170 |
| 2014 | 2,392 | 2,420 | #10,137 | #181 |
| 2013 | 2,223 | 2,249 | #14,607 | #182 |
| 2012 | 1,959 | 1,993 | #16,897 | #191 |
| 2011 | 1,938 | 1,957 | — | #192 |
| 2010 | 1,925 | 1,951 | — | #194 |
| 2009 | 2,115 | 2,155 | #17,321 | #180 |
| 2008 | 2,154 | 2,180 | #17,529 | #186 |
| 2007 | 2,145 | 2,167 | — | #188 |
| 2006 | 2,209 | 2,234 | — | #182 |
| 2005 | 2,053 | 2,079 | #16,482 | #192 |
| 2004 | 1,995 | 2,021 | #12,771 | #193 |
| 2003 | 1,903 | 1,934 | #13,859 | #195 |
| 2002 | 1,801 | 1,823 | — | #204 |
| 2001 | 1,826 | 1,847 | #15,370 | #200 |
| 2000 | 1,694 | 1,719 | #10,747 | #213 |
| 1999 | 1,599 | 1,622 | #10,354 | #214 |
| 1998 | 1,548 | 1,574 | #14,136 | #208 |
| 1997 | 1,428 | — | — | #216 |
| 1996 | 1,336 | — | — | #227 |
| 1995 | 1,288 | — | — | #232 |
| 1994 | 1,234 | — | #8,809 | #241 |
| 1993 | 1,177 | — | #10,596 | #244 |
| 1992 | 1,143 | — | — | #254 |
| 1991 | 1,167 | — | #13,149 | #243 |
| 1990 | 1,140 | — | #12,965 | #244 |
| 1989 | 1,006 | — | #9,684 | #254 |
| 1988 | 974 | — | — | #245 |
| 1987 | 916 | — | #6,789 | #252 |
| 1986 | 918 | — | #7,752 | #247 |
| 1985 | 857 | — | #7,565 | #260 |
| 1984 | 861 | — | #6,293 | #255 |
| 1983 | 782 | — | #6,709 | #268 |
| 1982 | 847 | — | #6,371 | #260 |
| 1981 | 813 | — | — | #269 |
| 1980 | 779 | — | — | #273 |
| 1979 | 744 | — | #7,313 | #277 |
| 1978 | 699 | — | #5,959 | #281 |
| 1977 | 677 | — | — | #289 |
| 1976 | 571 | — | — | #307 |
| 1975 | 506 | — | #9,069 | #340 |
| 1974 | 462 | — | #7,681 | #360 |
| 1973 | 403 | — | — | #384 |
| 1972 | 388 | — | — | #397 |
| 1971 | 369 | — | #8,326 | #423 |
| 1970 | 353 | — | — | #433 |
| 1969 | 302 | — | — | #447 |
| 1968 | 257 | — | — | #472 |
| 1967 | 227 | — | — | #499 |
| 1966 | 253 | — | — | #483 |
| 1965 | 275 | — | — | #469 |
| 1964 | 272 | — | — | #480 |
| 1963 | 275 | — | — | #480 |
| 1962 | 278 | — | — | #477 |
| 1961 | 278 | — | — | #479 |
| 1960 | 294 | — | — | #464 |
| 1959 | 310 | — | — | #455 |
| 1958 | 283 | — | — | #468 |
| 1957 | 274 | — | — | #466 |
| 1956 | 308 | — | — | #431 |
| 1955 | 285 | — | — | #435 |
| 1954 | 304 | — | — | #415 |
| 1953 | 315 | — | — | #395 |
| 1952 | 254 | — | — | #441 |
| 1951 | 285 | — | — | #404 |
| 1950 | 300 | — | — | #387 |
| 1949 | 287 | — | — | #395 |
| 1948 | 251 | — | — | #423 |
| 1947 | 242 | — | — | #435 |
| 1946 | 210 | — | — | #435 |
| 1945 | 205 | — | — | #418 |
| 1944 | 194 | — | — | #439 |
| 1943 | 199 | — | — | #449 |
| 1942 | 234 | — | — | #395 |
| 1941 | 194 | — | — | #418 |
| 1940 | 219 | — | — | #385 |
| 1939 | 197 | — | — | #407 |
| 1938 | 212 | — | — | #388 |
| 1937 | 217 | — | — | #374 |
| 1936 | 214 | — | — | #374 |
| 1935 | 259 | — | — | #341 |
| 1934 | 243 | — | — | #352 |
| 1933 | 246 | — | — | #341 |
| 1932 | 275 | — | — | #331 |
| 1931 | 292 | — | — | #318 |
| 1930 | 345 | — | — | #306 |
| 1929 | 343 | — | — | #300 |
| 1928 | 401 | — | — | #280 |
| 1927 | 406 | — | — | #282 |
| 1926 | 427 | — | — | #275 |
| 1925 | 489 | — | — | #257 |
| 1924 | 554 | — | — | #244 |
| 1923 | 556 | — | — | #237 |
| 1922 | 599 | — | — | #222 |
| 1921 | 683 | — | — | #202 |
| 1920 | 656 | — | — | #203 |
| 1919 | 742 | — | — | #176 |
| 1918 | 757 | — | — | #174 |
| 1917 | 731 | — | — | #171 |
| 1916 | 753 | — | — | #158 |
| 1915 | 790 | — | — | #152 |
| 1914 | 700 | — | — | #141 |
| 1913 | 551 | — | — | #142 |
| 1912 | 533 | — | — | #125 |
| 1911 | 292 | — | — | #124 |
| 1910 | 191 | — | — | #162 |
| 1909 | 163 | — | — | #153 |
| 1908 | 150 | — | — | #159 |
| 1907 | 148 | — | — | #152 |
| 1906 | 122 | — | — | #161 |
| 1905 | 112 | — | — | #171 |
| 1904 | 111 | — | — | #166 |
| 1903 | 95 | — | — | #171 |
| 1902 | 82 | — | — | #197 |
| 1901 | 62 | — | — | #218 |
| 1900 | 100 | — | — | #195 |
| 1899 | 85 | — | — | #171 |
| 1898 | 92 | — | — | #173 |
| 1897 | 62 | — | — | #212 |
| 1896 | 109 | — | — | #153 |
| 1895 | 94 | — | — | #167 |
| 1894 | 73 | — | — | #199 |
| 1893 | 103 | — | — | #145 |
| 1892 | 99 | — | — | #160 |
| 1891 | 62 | — | — | #199 |
| 1890 | 70 | — | — | #192 |
| 1889 | 83 | — | — | #160 |
| 1888 | 78 | — | — | #190 |
| 1887 | 75 | — | — | #168 |
| 1886 | 77 | — | — | #177 |
| 1885 | 86 | — | — | #158 |
| 1884 | 67 | — | — | #199 |
| 1883 | 52 | — | — | #208 |
| 1882 | 91 | — | — | #151 |
| 1881 | 86 | — | — | #146 |
| 1880 | 81 | — | — | #163 |