NameTides

Avraham

Avraham was the #1,034 boys' name in the US in 2025 (214 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Avraham as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Avraham as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Avraham as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,034 (214)#2,664 (8)#2,527 (7)
2024#1,013 (220)#3,689 (5)#1,507 (14)
2023#1,007 (218)#2,814 (7)#1,496 (13)
2022#1,109 (193)#2,756 (7)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,188 (165)#2,730 (7)#2,260 (7)
2020#1,046 (193)#2,960 (6)#1,595 (11)
2019#1,162 (167)#3,013 (6)#2,756 (5)
2018#1,113 (175)#3,959 (4)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,195 (155)#2,172 (10)#2,439 (6)
2016#1,288 (141)#3,478 (5)#2,182 (7)
2015#1,287 (138)—#1,681 (10)
2014#1,205 (152)#3,362 (5)#1,657 (10)
2013#1,169 (154)#2,660 (7)#2,305 (6)
2012#1,295 (134)#3,416 (5)#1,781 (9)
2011#1,350 (125)#2,039 (10)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,013.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1954.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Avraham is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,900 to 1 in 8,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Avraham by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #210NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #123NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #958FL
Avraham (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Avraham (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AvrahamCanadaBoys#2,5277
AvrahamEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
AvrahamUSBoys#1,034214