Ibrahem
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "father of many" or "father of nations".
Name Census estimates that about 78 living Americans carry the first name Ibrahem. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ibrahem today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ibrahem births was 2004 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ibrahem. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ibrahem with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ibrahem. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
78
~ 1 in 4,394,286 Americans
Peak year
2004
8 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2017 SSA rank
#9,159
Tracked since 1998
Census
Ibrahem in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 203 people with the first name Ibrahem, which placed it at #38,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,074
National first-name rank
People counted
203
203 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ibrahem
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ibrahem is White at 65.5%. The next largest groups are Black (11.3%) and Two or More Races (8.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ibrahem described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ibrahem at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.5% · 133
- Black or African American11.3% · 23
- Two or more races8.4% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.9% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 14
Popularity
Ibrahem: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ibrahem from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 37 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ibrahem 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 Ibrahem during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ibrahem
The name Ibrahem has its origins in the Arabic language and is derived from the Semitic root "ب-ر-ك" (b-r-k), which means "to bless" or "to prosper." It is a variant spelling of the more common form "Ibrahim," which is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name "Abraham."
In the Abrahamic faiths, Abraham is a revered figure who is regarded as the patriarch of the three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The name Ibrahem holds significant religious and cultural importance in these traditions.
The earliest recorded instance of the name can be found in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, where Abraham is portrayed as a prophet and the father of the Israelites through his son Isaac, and the Arabs through his son Ishmael. These sacred texts detail Abraham's unwavering faith in God and his willingness to sacrifice his son, which is celebrated as a testament to his devotion.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Ibrahem or its variants. One of the earliest examples is Ibrahem ibn Adham (718–776 CE), a Muslim saint and ascetic who renounced his wealth and status to pursue a life of piety and devotion.
Another prominent figure is Ibrahem al-Fazari (725–806 CE), a renowned Islamic scholar and mathematician from Persia, who made significant contributions to the development of algebra and the study of quadratic equations.
In the realm of Islamic mysticism, Ibrahem al-Ansari (1006–1088 CE) was a prominent Sufi mystic and scholar from Herat, Afghanistan, who is revered for his spiritual teachings and poetic works.
During the Ottoman Empire, Ibrahem Pasha (1789–1848), an Egyptian military commander and viceroy of Egypt, played a crucial role in modernizing the country and establishing its autonomy from the Ottoman Empire.
More recently, Ibrahem Afellay (born in 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent, who has represented the Netherlands national team and played for various clubs in Europe.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals who have carried the name Ibrahem throughout history, reflecting its enduring cultural and religious significance across various regions and traditions.
People
Ibrahem + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ibrahem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ibrahem: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ibrahem?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 78 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ibrahem 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 4,394,286 US residents.
Is Ibrahem a common name?
We classify Ibrahem as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 79 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ibrahem most popular?
The single biggest year for Ibrahem was 2004, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ibrahem is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ibrahem in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 203 people with the name Ibrahem, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ibrahem in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ibrahem?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ibrahem leans strongly male. 204 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ibrahem?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ibrahem is White at 65.5%. The next largest groups are Black (11.3%) and Two or More Races (8.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ibrahem most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ibrahem in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.5% (133 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Ibrahem in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ibrahem a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ibrahem 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 Ibrahem still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ibrahem 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 Ibrahem 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.
How many people are called Ibrahem?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.