Abraham
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Abraham is a Hebrew name meaning “father of many” or “father of nations,” with forms like Abe, Avram, and the Arabic Ibrahim. The biblical Abraham, first called Abram, is regarded as a forefather of both the Jewish and Arab peoples through his sons Isaac and Ishmael. The name honors Abraham Lincoln, the self-taught lawyer who lost several elections before becoming president, held the Union together, and ended slavery. Abraham once seemed suited only to wise old men, but it is returning alongside revived classics like Henry and Samuel.
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Usage of Abraham in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Abraham against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Abraham is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Abraham in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,664 boys were named Abraham, making it the #209 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 103,967 boys have been named Abraham, with the most (2,584) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in New York, Rhode Island and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Abraham in other languages
- Abram Dutch
- Abramo Italian
- Bram Dutch
- Parham Persian
- إبراهيم Arabic
Abraham name days
- December 20 Norway
- December 18 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Abraham
There are 49 towns and villages with Abraham in their name, in 12 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 30🇭🇹 Haiti 3🇺🇸 United States 3🇨🇺 Cuba 2🇫🇷 France 2🇲🇼 Malawi 2🇸🇰 Slovakia 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Abrahám | Trnava Region, 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1,131 | Map |
| Abraham | Banská Bystrica Region, 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1,112 | Map |
| Abraham González | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 880 | Map |
| Abraham González | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 658 | Map |
| Abraham González | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 560 | Map |
| Saint-Abraham | Brittany, 🇫🇷 France | 494 | Map |
| Abraham González | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 306 | Map |
| Abraham Morales | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Abraham Hernández | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Abraham Villalba | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Abraham
There are 11 lakes and reservoirs with Abraham in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 7🇨🇦 Canada 4
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| Abraham Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Abraham Lake | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Abraham Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Abraham Reservoir | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Abraham songs
17 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Abraham in their title. The best known:
- Abraham, Martin and John – Dion DiMucci (1968)
- The God of Abraham Praise – traditional
- Abraham and Isaac – Igor Stravinsky (1963)
- Bosom of Abraham – Elvis Presley
- Abraham Lincoln, what would you do? (1918)
- Abraham and Sarah (song) (1935)
- Abraham sad i Mamrelund – Thorvald Aagaard
- Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac – Benjamin Britten (1953)
- Fader Abraham
- Father Abraham – Masato Shimon (1979)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Abraham
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Abraham.
Abraham Foxman
Abraham Lempel
Abraham Mateo
Abraham Washington
Fictional characters named Abraham
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Abraham as a pet name
FurryName has found 59 dogs named Abraham in public pet registers, making it the #2,660 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (3), Playford (2), Richmond (1). Abraham as a dog name →
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