Ibrahim
Boy · ib-ra-HEEM · Hebrew
Ibrahim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of many”. In 2025 it ranked 74th for boys in the UK (774 babies) and 351st for boys in the US (939 babies).
What does Ibrahim mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Abraham
“father of many”
In Islam, Ibrahim is a great prophet, honoured as the builder of the Kaaba with his son Ismail.
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Is Ibrahim a girl's or a boy's name?
Ibrahim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 774 boys in the UK and 939 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ibrahim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #74among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 774about 1 in 390 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 774 boys in the UK were named Ibrahim, making it the 74th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 109th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ibrahim of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ibrahim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 868 boys in the UK were given Ibrahim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #70, up from #74 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 70th in England and Wales, 123rd in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#91) and 2024 (#77).
Ibrahim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 774 | #74 |
| 2024 | 733 | #82 |
| 2023 | 645 | #89 |
| 2022 | 572 | #112 |
| 2021 | 598 | #113 |
| 2020 | 619 | #109 |
| 2019 | 677 | #105 |
| 2018 | 645 | #109 |
| 2017 | 702 | #102 |
| 2016 | 724 | #104 |
| 2015 | 694 | #105 |
| 2014 | 693 | #102 |
| 2013 | 695 | #101 |
| 2012 | 605 | #121 |
| 2011 | 583 | #124 |
| 2010 | 574 | #124 |
| 2009 | 572 | #118 |
| 2008 | 573 | #116 |
| 2007 | 569 | #118 |
| 2006 | 512 | #122 |
| 2005 | 436 | #138 |
| 2004 | 368 | #146 |
| 2003 | 341 | #149 |
| 2002 | 290 | #153 |
| 2001 | 244 | #167 |
| 2000 | 217 | #177 |
| 1999 | 195 | #193 |
| 1998 | 179 | #202 |
| 1997 | 162 | #225 |
| 1996 | 133 | #252 |
How popular is Ibrahim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #351among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 939about 1 in 1,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 939 boys in the US were named Ibrahim, making it the 351st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 441st. It first appears in the records in 1954.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ibrahim of any year since it first appeared, in 1954.
Half of all the boys named Ibrahim in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 993 boys in the US were given Ibrahim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #345, up from #351 for this spelling alone.
- Ibrahim 939
- Ibraheem 54
Ibrahim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 939 | #351 |
| 2024 | 923 | #359 |
| 2023 | 775 | #412 |
| 2022 | 766 | #419 |
| 2021 | 664 | #456 |
| 2020 | 673 | #441 |
| 2019 | 820 | #382 |
| 2018 | 791 | #402 |
| 2017 | 815 | #390 |
| 2016 | 816 | #393 |
| 2015 | 699 | #436 |
| 2014 | 649 | #456 |
| 2013 | 631 | #451 |
| 2012 | 549 | #488 |
| 2011 | 575 | #467 |
| 2010 | 532 | #488 |
| 2009 | 465 | #568 |
| 2008 | 428 | #589 |
| 2007 | 435 | #587 |
| 2006 | 417 | #588 |
| 2005 | 385 | #587 |
| 2004 | 379 | #587 |
| 2003 | 341 | #612 |
| 2002 | 284 | #657 |
| 2001 | 269 | #674 |
| 2000 | 255 | #691 |
| 1999 | 229 | #715 |
| 1998 | 177 | #830 |
| 1997 | 190 | #776 |
| 1996 | 205 | #742 |
| 1995 | 157 | #859 |
| 1994 | 152 | #869 |
| 1993 | 157 | #843 |
| 1992 | 111 | #1,034 |
| 1991 | 120 | #967 |
| 1990 | 140 | #860 |
| 1989 | 89 | #1,117 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,056 |
| 1987 | 61 | #1,246 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,132 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,279 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,153 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,140 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,169 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,272 |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,154 |
| 1978 | 40 | #1,474 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,780 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,361 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
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Ibraheem Ibrahiim
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