Avraham: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “father of multitudes”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- AHV-rah-hahm · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Hebrew form of Abraham, the biblical patriarch. In Genesis, Abram's name is explained as changed to Abraham/Avraham with this meaning.
How popular is Avraham?
Babies named Avraham in 2024216
2024 rank#1,028 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18804,773
Avraham is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Avraham
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Avraham questions
What does the name Avraham mean?
Avraham means "father of multitudes". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew form of Abraham, the biblical patriarch. In Genesis, Abram's name is explained as changed to Abraham/Avraham with this meaning.
Is Avraham a boy or girl name?
Avraham is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Avraham?
216 US babies were named Avraham in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Avraham?
Avraham is usually pronounced AHV-rah-hahm.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.