Abraham

Hebrew

"father of multitudes"

Abraham Origin and Meaning

The name Abraham is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "father of multitudes".

Abraham is among the most classic baby names that's still widely-used today, popular for its references to both the Bible and American history. The Biblical Abraham was the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and is considered the founding father of the Jewish people. He was originally named Abram, until, according to Genesis, he was told, "No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations."

In the nineteenth century, President Lincoln hung a beard on the name Abraham, which kept it from reaching the mass modern popularity of other biblical names like Benjamin and Samuel. Interestingly, Lincoln is now a more popular name for boys than Abraham.

Now that names like Ezekiel and Isaiah are making a comeback, more parents are thinking about a Baby Abie or -- even better -- a Baby Bram. And it does, of course, have the noble namesake of Honest Abe to recommend it.

Country music singer Lila McCann chose it for her son, as did musician Ziggy Marley.

Abraham Van Helsing is the wise Dutch doctor in Dracula who understands the ways of vampires.

Abraham Rank in US Top 1000

# 218 in the US

Abraham Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 653 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Abraham

• 218 US 2023
• 653 Nameberry 2025
• 158 Future 2028
• 602 England 2023
• 94 Spain 2014
• 66 Mexico 2021
• 11 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Abraham

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• Francis
• Martin
• Philip
• Douglas
• Lewis
• Raymond
• Gregory
• Roger
• Bernard
• Gilbert
• Harold
• Edgar
• Howard
• Edwin
• Benedict
• Laurence
• Arnold

Famous People Named Abraham

• Abraham Biblical patriarch
• Abraham Lincoln 16th U.S. president
• Abraham David "Abe" Beame American politician; former mayor of New York City
• Abraham "Bram" Stoker Irish novelist
• Abraham Van Buren son of U.S. President Martin Van Buren
• Abraham Harold Maslow American psychologist
• Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra medieval Spanish rabbi and scholar
• Abraham Baldwin U.S. Senator and Founding Father from Georgia
• Abraham Geiger German rabbi who led to the founding of Reform Judaism
• Abraham Ortelius Flemish cartographer who invented the modern atlas
• Abraham I III, Patriarchs of the Church of the East
• Abraham Woodhull American Revolutionary spy
• Abraham Chamiec Polish nobleman
• Abraham Cwi Dawidowicz Polish,Jewish composer
• Abraham Flaks Russian,Jewish chief rabbi of Cracow
• Abraham Szymon Goldstein Polish industrialist of Silesia
• Abraham Abel Gombiner Polish,Jewish philosopher, tzadik, chief rabbi of Kalisz
• Abraham Karpinowicz Polish,Jewish writer
• Abraham Izaak Kamiński Polish,Jewish actor and director
• Abraham Kulwieć Polish,Lithuanian reformation activist
• Abraham Kurc Polish,Jewish actor
• Abraham Morewski Polish,Jewish writer and actor
• Abraham Neumann Polish painter and graphic designer
• Abraham Perlmutter Polish rabbi and parliamentarian
• Abraham Socha Polish crusader from Masovia
• Abraham Jakub Stern Polish,Jewish inventor
• Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Erlanger American theatrical producer, director, designer, theatre owner, and a leading figure of the Theatrical Syndicate
• Abraham Zbąski Polish magnate
• Abraham Elliot Wolofsky (b. 2008) son of American country singer Lila McCann
• Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta Marley (b. 2011) son of Jamaican musician Ziggy Marley
• Abraham George Indian,American businessman, academic, and philanthropist; founder of Shanti Bhavan, a free K,12 boarding school of international standards for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in India

The name Abraham in Pop Culture

• Abraham Van Helsing character in Bram Stoker's "Dracula"
• Abraham Jay Jedediah "Abe" Simpson aka Grampa Simpson, character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Abraham Ford character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Abraham Setrakian character on TV's "The Strain"
• Abraham Finkel character in "Sims" series
• Abraham Van Helsing from the otome visual novel Code Realize: Guardian of Rebirth only loosely based on his literary namesake.
• Abraham Ravenwood one of the antagonists of the Caster Chronicles series
• Abraham “Abe” Sapien character in “Hellboy”

International Variations of the name Abraham

• Abrasha Russian
• Avrán Spanish
• Avrom Hebrew
• Avramij Russian
• Avron Hebrew
• Brancho Spanish
• Aram Armenian
• Abrão Portuguese
• Abrahán Spanish
• Avrumke Yiddish
• Abarran Basque
• Abrahamo Italian
• Avraham Hebrew
• Avram Greek
• Abracham Irish Gaelic
• Avraam Russian
• Aberhán Spanish
• Ebrahim Arabic
• Abramo Italian
• Abraán Spanish
• Ibrahim Arabic
• Abrán Spanish
• Avrum Hebrew