Abraham

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Авраам in RU Russia, UA Ukraine, Avraam in SE Sweden, BE Belgium, 'Abraham' in CH Switzerland and Αβρααμ in CY Cyprus.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Abraham is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name1.1M records spelled Abraham77 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Palestine, Nigeria

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Ábrahám, Äbrähäm, Äbraham, Abráham, Åbråhåm

• Hindi given name178K records spelled Abraham17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom

  Languages: Hindi, Assamese, Urdu

  Also written আব্রাহাম, Avraham, Aabraahaam, আবরাহাম, Abrahàm

• a separate given name65K records spelled Abraham14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Ethiopia, Ecuador

  Also written Ábrahám, Abrahām, Abr̲ahāṃ, Abrāhām, Abrahám

• Indonesian given name22K records spelled Abraham5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, India, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Abraham, Abraham', Ábrahám

• Polish given name20K records spelled Abraham46 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Hungary, Czechia

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Hungarian

  Also written Ábrahám, Abrahám, Авраам, Абрахам, Avraam

106 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Abraham is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Abram means 'exalted father'; Abraham is traditionally interpreted as 'father of a multitude'.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• He represents the archetype of unwavering faith and obedience to God, serving as the foundational figure for the covenant between God and humanity in the Abrahamic traditions.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• A timeless biblical name symbolizing leadership, faith, and fatherhood.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Name of the patriarch, 1722 in Palatinate.

  as a name·The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History

• In English, from Hebrew Abram 'high father', changed to Abraham 'father of a multitude'; first attested Abraham de Strattuna 1170-1175

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Abraham Orteliusb. 1527BEFlemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)
• Abraham de Moivreb. 1667FRFrench mathematician (*1667 – †1754)
• Abraham Lincolnb. 1809USpresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
• Camille Pissarrob. 1830FRnot in their usual nameDanish-French painter (1830-1903)
• Bram Stokerb. 1847IEnot in their usual nameIrish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
• Albert Abraham Michelsonb. 1852USAmerican physicist (1852–1931)
• Albert Cohenb. 1895CHnot in their usual nameSwiss writer (1895-1981)
• Abraham Maslowb. 1909USAmerican psychologist (1908–1970)
• Joey Bishopb. 1918USnot in their usual nameAmerican entertainer (1918–2007)
• Jesse McCartneyb. 1987USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer and actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,554 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Abraham?

We estimate roughly 115 thousand people bear Abraham (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Abraham have the most bearers?

Abraham is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled abraham.

How common is Abraham compared with other names?

In Mexico, Abraham is the 163rd most common given name of 191,605 given names recorded there.

Is Abraham a male or female name?

Abraham is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Abraham mean?

Recorded meaning: from the male personal name Abraham, from Hebrew Avra/iawj, traditionally interpreted as “father of a multitude of nations”