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UK boy's name

Ebraheem

A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "father of many nations".

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.

Ebraheem is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ebraheem popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 4 births.

This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2011 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Ebraheem. 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

  • Ebraheem ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2017, when 4 boys were registered as Ebraheem.
  • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ebraheem as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#5119

2024

Births in 2024

3

Latest year

Peak year

2017

4 births

Estimated living

13

2026

Meaning

What does Ebraheem mean?

The name Ebraheem is derived from the Arabic name Ibrahim, which is a cognate of the Hebrew name Abraham. It is a name with deep roots in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and has been in use for thousands of years.

The name Ebraheem can be traced back to the ancient Semitic word "ab", meaning "father", and "raham", meaning "great". Combined, the name suggests the meaning "father of many" or "father of a multitude". This is in reference to the biblical patriarch Abraham, who is an important figure in the religious texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The name Ebraheem is mentioned extensively in the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. It is also found in the Bible's Old Testament and in other early Jewish and Christian writings. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abraham is found in the ancient Hebrew texts of the Torah, which date back to around the 6th century BCE.

Throughout history, there have been many notable figures with the name Ebraheem or its variants. One of the earliest was Abraham, the biblical patriarch, who is believed to have lived around the 2nd millennium BCE. In the Qur'an, he is referred to as Ibrahim and is considered a prophet and a messenger of God.

Another famous bearer of the name was Ibrahim ibn Adham, an 8th-century Muslim saint and ascetic who was born in Balkh, Afghanistan, and lived from 718 to 782 CE. He is revered in Sufism and is known for his piety and renunciation of worldly possessions.

In the 12th century, there was Ibrahim al-Fazari, a famous Islamic scholar and jurist from Persia who was born in 1089 and died in 1179. He was a prominent figure in the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence and wrote several influential works on Islamic law.

In the realm of literature, one notable figure was Ibrahim Munir, an Egyptian poet and writer who lived from 1688 to 1748. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Arabic literary renaissance and is known for his poetry and prose works.

More recently, there was Ibrahim Rugova, a prominent Kosovar political leader who was born in 1944 and died in 2006. He played a significant role in Kosovo's independence movement and served as the first President of Kosovo from 1992 until his death.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

Popularity

Ebraheem over time

The chart below shows babies named Ebraheem registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 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 Ebraheem, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Ebraheem
01234201120172024

Decades

Ebraheem by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ebraheem 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 #5119 3 1
2010s #4484 10 3

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FAQ

Ebraheem: questions and answers

How popular is the name Ebraheem in the UK right now?

In 2024, Ebraheem was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Ebraheem most popular?

The peak year on record was 2017, with 4 babies registered as Ebraheem in England and Wales.

What is the meaning and origin of Ebraheem?

A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "father of many nations".

How many people are called Ebraheem in the UK?

A total of 13 babies have been registered as Ebraheem across the 4 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.