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Hiram

Hiram: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“exalted brother”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
HY-rəm · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name borne by the king of Tyre in the Hebrew Bible. The exact interpretation is somewhat debated, but exalted brother is a common explanation.

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How popular is Hiram?

202428.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hiram in 202493

2024 rank#1,762 boys

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 188014,352

Hiram is steady now but far below its 1881 peak.

Names like Hiram

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Hiram questions

What does the name Hiram mean?

Hiram means "exalted brother". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name borne by the king of Tyre in the Hebrew Bible. The exact interpretation is somewhat debated, but exalted brother is a common explanation.

Is Hiram a boy or girl name?

Hiram is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hiram?

93 US babies were named Hiram in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Hiram?

Hiram is usually pronounced HY-rəm.

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.