Fun Facts About the Name Ibrahim
- More than 17 thousand babies named Ibrahim: U.S. records list 17,905 babies given the name Ibrahim from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ibrahim Mean?
Ibrahim is the Arabic form of the biblical name Abraham. It is traditionally understood to mean "father of a multitude," from Hebrew av ("father") and hamon ("multitude"). In Genesis, God changes Abram's name to Abraham and explains it as making him "the father of a multitude of nations."
The precise etymology is disputed. Many scholars regard Abraham as a lengthened or dialectal form of Abram, which means "exalted father" (av + ram), and consider the "multitude" explanation a later wordplay rather than a literal derivation. Since Ibrahim is the Arabic reflex of Abraham, its meaning is generally given in the same traditional sense.
Ibrahim Name History & Origins
The name Ibrahim is the Arabic form of the patriarch Abraham. In the Hebrew Bible, he is first called Abram, and his name is changed to Abraham in Genesis 17. The Greek Bible and the New Testament use Abraam for the same figure. The Quran calls the prophet Ibrāhīm (إبراهيم).
In Islamic tradition, Ibrahim is a major prophet and patriarch. The Quran presents him as a monotheist (hanif) who rejected idolatry, as the father of Ishmael and Isaac, and as the builder of the Kaaba with Ishmael. He is also called khalil Allah, "the friend of God." These accounts are religious tradition; they are not independent historical records of the biblical patriarch.
The Arabic form spread with the Arabic language and Islam. It is used by Muslims and by Arabic-speaking Christians across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. The same name appears in Turkey as İbrahim, in Iran as Ebrahim, and in other regions including the Balkans, Central Asia, South Asia, and West Africa. Related forms include Ibrahima in West Africa and Brahim in North Africa.
How Popular is the Name Ibrahim?
Ibrahim recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #351 in 2025.
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 | #351 | 939 | 0.0550% |
| 2024 | #359 | 922 | 0.0538% |
| 2023 | #411 | 775 | 0.0454% |
| 2022 | #419 | 766 | 0.0439% |
| 2021 | #456 | 664 | 0.0380% |
| 2020 | #441 | 673 | 0.0390% |
| 2019 | #383 | 820 | 0.0457% |
| 2018 | #402 | 791 | 0.0436% |
| 2017 | #390 | 815 | 0.0440% |
| 2016 | #393 | 816 | 0.0430% |
| 2015 | #436 | 699 | 0.0365% |
| 2014 | #456 | 649 | 0.0338% |
| 2013 | #451 | 631 | 0.0334% |
| 2012 | #488 | 549 | 0.0289% |
| 2011 | #467 | 575 | 0.0303% |
| 2010 | #489 | 531 | 0.0277% |
| 2009 | #568 | 465 | 0.0234% |
| 2008 | #590 | 428 | 0.0210% |
| 2007 | #587 | 435 | 0.0210% |
| 2006 | #588 | 417 | 0.0203% |
| 2005 | #587 | 385 | 0.0193% |
| 2004 | #587 | 379 | 0.0191% |
| 2003 | #612 | 341 | 0.0173% |
| 2002 | #659 | 284 | 0.0146% |
| 2001 | #676 | 269 | 0.0138% |
| 2000 | #693 | 255 | 0.0130% |
| 1999 | #719 | 229 | 0.0119% |
| 1998 | #831 | 177 | 0.0093% |
| 1997 | #779 | 190 | 0.0101% |
| 1996 | #743 | 205 | 0.0108% |
| 1995 | #868 | 157 | 0.0082% |
| 1994 | #877 | 152 | 0.0079% |
| 1993 | #847 | 157 | 0.0080% |
| 1992 | #1,040 | 111 | 0.0056% |
| 1991 | #976 | 120 | 0.0059% |
| 1990 | #866 | 140 | 0.0068% |
| 1989 | #1,122 | 89 | 0.0044% |
| 1988 | #1,060 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 1987 | #1,254 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 1986 | #1,105 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1985 | #1,141 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1984 | #1,284 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1983 | #1,159 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1982 | #1,142 | 64 | 0.0035% |
| 1981 | #1,172 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1980 | #1,277 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1979 | #1,160 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1978 | #1,479 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1977 | #1,803 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #1,848 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1975 | #1,366 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 1974 | #1,906 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #1,716 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1972 | #3,047 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #2,740 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,970 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,137 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,857 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,737 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,811 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,327 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,073 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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