Abrams
An English masculine given name transferred from the Hebrew surname meaning "father of heights".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Abrams. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Abrams today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Abrams births was 2020 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Abrams. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Abrams. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2020
6 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2020 SSA rank
#10,615
Tracked since 2020
Popularity
Abrams: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Abrams by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Abrams during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Abrams
The name Abrams is a variant of the Hebrew name Avraham, which is derived from the ancient Semitic words "av" meaning "father" and "raam" meaning "exalted" or "high." It is the name of the biblical patriarch Abraham, who is revered as the founding father of the Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The name Abrams first appeared in the Old Testament of the Bible, where Abraham is described as a prophet who established a covenant with God. He is credited with establishing the practice of monotheism and is considered a significant figure in all three major Abrahamic faiths.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abrams can be found in the ancient Hebrew text, the Tanakh, which dates back to the 6th century BCE. The name is also mentioned in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, which refers to Abraham as a messenger of God.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Abrams. Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696-1781) was a Russian military engineer and nobleman who served under Peter the Great. Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 22nd Mayor of New York City.
In the field of literature, Abram Tertz (1925-2008), whose real name was Andrei Sinyavsky, was a Russian writer and dissident who was persecuted for his critical works during the Soviet era. Abram Ioffe (1880-1960) was a prominent Soviet physicist and one of the founders of the Leningrad Physical-Technical Institute.
Another notable figure was Abram Fedorovich Ioffe (1886-1960), a Soviet statesman and Bolshevik revolutionary who played a significant role in the establishment of the Soviet Union.
While the name Abrams has its roots in the ancient Hebrew language and is associated with religious and historical figures, it has been adopted and used across various cultures and regions over time.
People
Abrams + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Abrams as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Abrams: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Abrams?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Abrams going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Abrams a common name?
We classify Abrams as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Abrams most popular?
The single biggest year for Abrams was 2020, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Abrams is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Abrams in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Abrams a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Abrams in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Abrams still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Abrams in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Abrams can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Abrams?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.