Fun Facts About the Name Avrum
- 716 babies named Avrum: U.S. records list 716 babies given the name Avrum from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Avrum Mean?
Avrum is a Yiddish form of the biblical name Abraham, which comes from Hebrew Avraham (אַבְרָהָם). In the book of Genesis the name is explained as av hamon goyim, "father of a multitude of nations," so the customary meaning attached to Avrum is "father of a multitude." That explanation is a wordplay built on the Hebrew sounds rather than a strict etymology. The older form of the name, Avram (Abram), is usually analyzed as av "father" plus ram "exalted, high," giving "exalted father."
Yiddish speakers pronounced the Hebrew name as Avrom, dropping the final h of Avraham and shifting the vowel; the spelling Avrum reflects that pronunciation. Avrum therefore shares its origin and meaning with Abraham rather than having a separate etymology of its own.
Avrum Name History & Origins
Avrum belongs to the Yiddish-speaking, Ashkenazi Jewish world. In the Hebrew Bible the patriarch is first called Avram and later Avraham, the change being narrated in Genesis 17. Yiddish-speaking communities in Central and Eastern Europe transmitted the name in forms such as Avrom and Avrum for everyday use, while the Hebrew Avraham was kept for religious contexts.
Ashkenazi practice often paired a Hebrew name used for ritual purposes with a Yiddish name used in daily life, and Avrum served as a common Yiddish counterpart of Avraham. When Yiddish-speaking Jews emigrated to the United States and Britain, some adopted the English Abraham or short forms such as Abe, while Avrum remained in use as a spoken and written given name among immigrants and their descendants.
How Popular is the Name Avrum?
Avrum 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 2023. Its best rank was #2,737 in 2023.
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 | #2,889 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2024 | #3,158 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #2,737 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2022 | #2,921 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #2,866 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #3,077 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #4,236 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #3,712 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,896 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,105 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #5,314 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #4,273 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #4,073 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #3,628 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #5,223 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,002 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #6,127 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,794 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,455 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #6,132 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #9,217 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,023 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,911 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,127 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,418 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,210 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,908 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #5,567 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #6,461 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,320 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1982 | #6,453 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,334 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,596 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,082 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,531 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,965 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,892 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,332 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1943 | #3,248 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,167 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,201 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,287 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,317 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,687 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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