Abra
2025 SSA
About Abra
Abra is soft, sensitive feminine form of Abraham that was the name of a soft, sensitive character in the John Steinbeck book and movie, "East of Eden." In the bible, Abra was a favorite of King Solomon and it was a popular name in seventeenth century England. Abra is also a West African name used for girls born on Tuesday. The magical 'abracadabra' is thought to have originated in the Aramaic language.
Pronounced AB-ruh.
As of October 2026, Abra ranked #10924 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1689 in 1983.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Abra on lists
Famous Abras
- Saint Abra of Poitiers
French nun; daughter of Hilary of Poitiers
- Abra Moore
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- Abra Prentice Wilkin
American philanthropist; great,granddaughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller
- Abra
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Abra in pop culture
- Abra
psychic Pokemon
- Abra Bacon
character in "East of Eden" (1952) by John Steinbeck
- Abra Stone
character in "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King
- Abra
pagan princess in the Amadis of Gaul series
- Abra
Solomon's favorite concubine in Matthew Prior's didactic poem "Solomon" (1718) (not in the Bible itself)
- ABRA
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- Abracadabra
an incantation used as a magic word in stage magic tricks, and historically was believed to have healing powers when inscribed on an amulet
Variations & nicknames
- AbrianaItalian