Ebrahim
Boy · eb-ra-HEEM · Hebrew
Ebrahim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of many”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Ebrahim mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ibrahim, the Arabic form of Abraham
“father of many”
A spelling of Ibrahim, the Arabic form of Abraham, honoured in Islam as a prophet and builder of the Kaaba.
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- eb-ra-HEEM
Is Ebrahim a girl's or a boy's name?
Ebrahim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ebrahim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Ebrahim, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ebrahim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Ebrahim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Ebrahim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Ebrahim, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Ebrahim in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebrahim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
Names like Ebrahim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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