Abraham has been given to about 104,175 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.
Abraham ranks 209th among American boys in 2025, with 1,664 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 2,584 babies were given the name, ranking 157th. The typical living American called Abraham is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.