The first name Ibrahim

In 2025, 731 boys were named Ibrahim, making it the 70th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ibrahim with other names.

In 2025, 939 boys born in the United States were named Ibrahim, the 351st most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Ibrahim in Indonesian too.

• Ibrahim I
  18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1640–1648)
• Ibrahim Afellay
  Dutch footballer (born 1986)
• Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
  29º Ottoman Grand Vizier (1493-1536)
• Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
  Egyptian general and Wāli of Egypt (1789–1848)
• Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
  17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & Sultan of Johor, born 1958
• Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
  Former President of the Maldives, born 1964
• Ibrahim Ferrer
  Cuban singer (1927–2005)
• Ibrahim Mbaye
  French-Senegalese footballer (born 2008)
• Ibrahim ibn Adham
  Ascetic Sufi saint, 718–776
• Ibrahim Mahlab
  Egyptian politician; prime minister (2014-2015)
• Ibrahim Maza
  Algerian-German footballer, born 2005
• Ibrahim Ba
  French footballer (born 1973)

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa
• Zayn

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Ibrahim mean?

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham, Abramo, Avraham, and Abrahan.

What is the origin of the name Ibrahim?

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham, Abramo, Avraham, and Abrahan.

How popular is the name Ibrahim?

In 2025, 731 boys born in England and Wales were named Ibrahim, ranking 70th.

Is Ibrahim a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 17,907 US babies named Ibrahim since 1880 were boys.

When was Ibrahim most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 939 babies were named Ibrahim, its highest rank at 351st.

How do you pronounce Ibrahim?

Ibrahim is /ˈɪbɹəhɪm/, 3 syllables.

Is Ibrahim also a surname?

Yes. Ibrahim is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.