Fun Facts About the Name Abran
- More than 2 thousand babies named Abran: U.S. records list 2,115 babies given the name Abran from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Abran Mean?
Abran is a masculine name from the Hebrew Abram (אַבְרָם), usually translated "exalted father." The Hebrew name is commonly analyzed as av ("father") plus ram ("exalted" or "high"). In the Bible, Abram is the patriarch's name before it becomes Abraham; Abraham is explained in Genesis as "father of a multitude," from av and hamon ("multitude"), but that is a traditional wordplay rather than the direct etymology of Abram. The Spanish form Abrán is a rendering of Abram, and the unaccented English spelling Abran is sometimes glossed with Abraham's traditional meaning because of the close biblical connection.
Abran Name History & Origins
Abram is the earlier name of the biblical patriarch in Genesis, before God changes it to Abraham in Genesis 17:5. The Hebrew form is אַבְרָם. The Spanish given name Abrán reflects the usual Spanish adaptation of final -m to -n in biblical names, as in Adán from Adam; the accent marks stress on the final syllable. English uses Abran without the accent, and the spelling can represent the Spanish name or an English variant of Abram. The name is distinct from the Arabic name Aban and from similar-looking surnames, despite the resemblance.
How Popular is the Name Abran?
Abran has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #1,630 in 1984.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,150 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,646 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,219 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #6,829 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,702 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #5,451 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #4,807 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,352 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #4,468 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,775 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #3,883 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #3,372 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #2,460 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #2,868 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #2,852 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #2,682 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #2,896 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #2,583 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,370 | 54 | 0.0026% |
| 2006 | #2,248 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #2,205 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #2,490 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2003 | #2,055 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 2002 | #2,883 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #2,429 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #2,137 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #2,347 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #3,094 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #2,096 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1996 | #2,535 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #2,103 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #2,503 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #2,347 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #2,533 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #2,019 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1990 | #2,432 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #2,785 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #1,948 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #2,942 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,684 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,295 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #1,630 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #2,018 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #1,733 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #2,138 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #1,911 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,104 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #1,913 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #2,361 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #2,114 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #2,752 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #2,129 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #1,818 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #3,343 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,814 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,293 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,549 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #1,894 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #3,558 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #2,629 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,616 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,665 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,647 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,279 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #2,900 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,686 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,039 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #3,276 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,190 | 14 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,943 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,887 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #2,745 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,532 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,514 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,845 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,320 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,020 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #1,943 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #2,499 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #2,131 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #3,110 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,277 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #3,213 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,082 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #1,736 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1939 | #2,608 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,868 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,088 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,451 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,529 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,022 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #2,638 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #3,764 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #2,982 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #2,387 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1927 | #3,451 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #2,725 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #3,409 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #3,868 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #2,446 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #3,252 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,986 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #4,288 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #2,064 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #3,729 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #3,983 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #3,827 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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