Abraham Name Popularity

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How popular is Abraham?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Abraham, ranked the 164th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Abraham has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #124 in 1911.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2016 with 2,579 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Abraham was 52 in 1883.

Abraham, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1901-1915, 1944-1949, 1967-1970, 1971-1977, 1992-2001, and 2010-2014.

Abraham's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Abraham lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Abraham?

Abraham's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Abraham is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Abraham (Girl)		Abraham (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,344	164
2017		5	15,884	2,321	169
2016		< 5	--	2,579	157
2015		6	14,472	2,447	169
2014		10	10,124	2,378	180
2013		6	14,583	2,215	182
2012		5	16,872	1,951	191
2011		< 5	--	1,935	192
2010		< 5	--	1,923	194
2009		5	17,298	2,107	180
2008		5	17,516	2,147	186
2007		< 5	--	2,141	188
2006		< 5	--	2,203	182
2005		5	16,476	2,045	192
2004		7	12,764	1,987	193
2003		6	13,853	1,894	195
2002		< 5	--	1,797	204
2001		5	15,367	1,818	200
2000		8	10,744	1,681	213
1999		8	10,354	1,587	214
1998		5	14,135	1,542	208
1997		< 5	--	1,428	216
1996		< 5	--	1,336	227
1995		< 5	--	1,287	232
1994		9	8,807	1,223	241
1993		7	10,596	1,170	244
1992		< 5	--	1,141	254
1991		5	13,147	1,161	243
1990		5	12,963	1,134	244
1989		7	9,679	997	254
1988		< 5	--	973	245
1987		10	6,786	906	252
1986		8	7,750	909	247
1985		8	7,562	848	260
1984		10	6,290	852	255
1983		9	6,707	771	269
1982		10	6,366	837	260
1981		< 5	--	813	269
1980		< 5	--	779	273
1979		8	7,312	735	277
1978		10	5,962	689	281
1977		< 5	--	678	289
1976		< 5	--	569	308
1975		5	9,070	501	341
1974		6	7,679	456	360
1973		< 5	--	403	383
1972		< 5	--	388	397
1971		5	8,323	364	422
1970		< 5	--	353	433
1969		< 5	--	302	447
1968		< 5	--	257	472
1967		< 5	--	227	499
1966		< 5	--	253	483
1965		< 5	--	276	469
1964		< 5	--	273	479
1963		< 5	--	274	481
1962		< 5	--	279	477
1961		< 5	--	277	479
1960		< 5	--	294	464
1959		< 5	--	311	454
1958		< 5	--	282	469
1957		< 5	--	274	465
1956		< 5	--	308	430
1955		< 5	--	284	435
1954		< 5	--	304	414
1953		< 5	--	316	395
1952		< 5	--	253	442
1951		< 5	--	285	404
1950		< 5	--	300	387
1949		< 5	--	287	395
1948		< 5	--	252	423
1947		< 5	--	240	435
1946		< 5	--	210	436
1945		< 5	--	206	418
1944		< 5	--	194	439
1943		< 5	--	199	449
1942		< 5	--	234	395
1941		< 5	--	194	418
1940		< 5	--	219	386
1939		< 5	--	197	407
1938		< 5	--	212	388
1937		< 5	--	217	374
1936		< 5	--	214	374
1935		< 5	--	260	340
1934		< 5	--	241	353
1933		< 5	--	246	341
1932		< 5	--	276	331
1931		< 5	--	293	318
1930		< 5	--	344	306
1929		< 5	--	343	300
1928		< 5	--	400	281
1927		< 5	--	407	282
1926		< 5	--	427	275
1925		< 5	--	489	257
1924		< 5	--	554	244
1923		< 5	--	556	237
1922		< 5	--	599	222
1921		< 5	--	683	202
1920		< 5	--	656	203
1919		< 5	--	742	176
1918		< 5	--	757	174
1917		< 5	--	731	171
1916		< 5	--	753	158
1915		< 5	--	790	152
1914		< 5	--	700	141
1913		< 5	--	551	142
1912		< 5	--	533	125
1911		< 5	--	292	124
1910		< 5	--	191	162
1909		< 5	--	163	153
1908		< 5	--	150	159
1907		< 5	--	148	152
1906		< 5	--	122	161
1905		< 5	--	112	171
1904		< 5	--	111	166
1903		< 5	--	95	171
1902		< 5	--	82	197
1901		< 5	--	62	218
1900		< 5	--	100	195
1899		< 5	--	85	171
1898		< 5	--	92	173
1897		< 5	--	62	212
1896		< 5	--	109	153
1895		< 5	--	94	167
1894		< 5	--	73	199
1893		< 5	--	103	145
1892		< 5	--	99	160
1891		< 5	--	62	199
1890		< 5	--	70	192
1889		< 5	--	83	160
1888		< 5	--	78	190
1887		< 5	--	75	168
1886		< 5	--	77	177
1885		< 5	--	86	158
1884		< 5	--	67	199
1883		< 5	--	52	208
1882		< 5	--	91	151
1881		< 5	--	86	146
1880		< 5	--	81	163

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.