UK boy's name
Abram
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "exalted father".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Abram is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Abram popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1595, with 16 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 16 births.
This profile covers 132 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 131 living people in the UK are called Abram. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Abram ranked #1595 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 16 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 16 boys were registered as Abram.
- • About 131 living people in the UK are estimated to have Abram as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1595
2024
Births in 2024
16
Latest year
Peak year
2023
16 births
Estimated living
131
2026
Meaning
What does Abram mean?
The given name Abram is of Hebrew origin, derived from the ancient Semitic root words "ab" meaning father and "ram" meaning high or exalted. Its earliest known use dates back to the biblical era in the Middle East, around the 2nd millennium BCE.
The name Abram appears prominently in the religious texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as the original name of the biblical patriarch Abraham before God changed it. The Book of Genesis records Abram as the son of Terach who was called by God to leave his homeland of Ur of the Chaldees and travel to Canaan.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Abram was Abram, the son of Tera, a character mentioned in ancient Mesopotamian records from around 2000 BCE. He is believed to be the same person as the biblical Abram, later renamed Abraham.
In the Christian New Testament, the name Abram is referenced in connection with Abraham, particularly in passages discussing genealogy and the lineage of Jesus Christ. The name is also found in various ancient rabbinic writings and commentaries on the Hebrew scriptures.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Abram, including Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696-1781), a Russian military engineer and nobleman who was the great-grandfather of the poet Alexander Pushkin. Another was Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903), an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served as the mayor of New York City from 1887 to 1888.
In the field of literature, the name Abram was held by Abram Tertz (1925-2008), the pen name of the Soviet writer and dissident Andrei Sinyavsky. Abram Ioffe (1880-1960) was a prominent Soviet physicist and one of the founders of the Leningrad Physico-Technical Institute.
Abram Ioffe (1880-1960) was a prominent Soviet physicist and one of the founders of the Leningrad Physico-Technical Institute. The name Abram has also been used by various religious figures throughout history, such as Abram ben David (1125-1198), a French Jewish philosopher and scholar.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Abram over time
The chart below shows babies named Abram registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Abram, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 16 births in 2024, compared with 16 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Abram by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Abram was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1796 | 66 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3038 | 54 | 8 |
| 2000s | #4078 | 9 | 3 |
| 1990s | #2863 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Abram
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Abram: questions and answers
How popular is the name Abram in the UK right now?
In 2024, Abram was ranked #1595 for boys in England and Wales, with 16 births registered.
When was Abram most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 16 babies registered as Abram in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Abram?
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "exalted father".
How many people are called Abram in the UK?
A total of 132 babies have been registered as Abram across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.