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Abraham

The name Abraham peaked for girls at #5959 in 1978. Abraham is also used for boys, ranking #209 in 2025.

The name Abraham is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "father of multitudes".

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Abraham is among the most classic <a href="https://nameberry.com/">baby names</a> that's still widely-used today, popular for its references to both the Bible and American history. The Biblical Abraham was the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and is considered the founding father of the Jewish people. He was originally named Abram, until, according to Genesis, he was told, "No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations."
 In the nineteenth century, President Lincoln hung a beard on the name Abraham, which kept it from reaching the mass modern popularity of other biblical names like Benjamin and Samuel. Interestingly, Lincoln is now a more popular name for boys than Abraham.
 Now that names like Ezekiel and Isaiah are making a comeback, more parents are thinking about a Baby Abie or -- even better -- a Baby Bram. And it does, of course, have the noble namesake of Honest Abe to recommend it. Country music singer Lila McCann chose it for her son, as did musician Ziggy Marley.
 Abraham Van Helsing is the wise Dutch doctor in Dracula who understands the ways of vampires.

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The name Abraham is currently ranked #209 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #124 in 1911. The name is most popular in ABRAHAM, ABRAHAM, and ABRAHAM. Abraham is occasionally used for girls in 2017.

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