# Abram (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/abram/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “father”, “high”, “exalted” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 20,244 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 20,244 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 153, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”). Doublet of Abramo and Avram. As an American placename, particularly named for local resident Abram Dillard, a Texas ranger.

## What it means

Abram is grouped under father.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 614 | 443 |
| 2012 | 755 | 393 |
| 2013 | 807 | 375 |
| 2014 | 833 | 377 |
| 2015 | 840 | 383 |
| 2016 | 864 | 379 |
| 2017 | 744 | 419 |
| 2018 | 699 | 434 |
| 2019 | 609 | 481 |
| 2020 | 511 | 553 |
| 2021 | 478 | 583 |
| 2022 | 434 | 638 |
| 2023 | 374 | 709 |
| 2024 | 374 | 711 |
| 2025 | 350 | 742 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2,690 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1,902 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,728 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1,825 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1,860 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,307 |

## People named Abram

- Abram Kardiner, American anthropologist (1891-1981)
- Abram Stevens Hewitt, American politician, lawyer and businessman (1822–1903)
- Abram Williams, American politician (1832–1911)
- Abram Hoffer, Canadian biochemist, physician and psychiatrist (1917–2009)
- Abram de Swaan, Dutch sociologist, essayist and academic (born 1942)
- Abram Bergson, American economist (1914-2003)
- George Abram Miller, American mathematician (1863–1951)
- Abram A. Hammond, American politician (1814–1874)
- Matt Groening, American cartoonist (born 1954)
- Andre Kostelanetz, American conductor (1901–1980)
- Corneille Antoine Jean Abraham Oudemans, Dutch botanist, physician and university professor (1825-1906)
- Alan Schneider, American theatre-director (1917-1984)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.