Ibrahim

“Variant of Abraham — Father of multitudes; some scholars read 'father is exalted'” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #351 in the US (2025) · Trending

Ibrahim is climbing: on the charts since 1954, it reached #351 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 940 boys given the name last year. Roughly 18,000 have carried it all-time. Brahim is a short form of Ibrahim.

Around the world: #18 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #26 in France (2025) · #45 in Belgium (2025) · #59 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024) · #70 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ibrahims

Ibrahim I — 18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1640–1648)
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta — Malian politician
Ibrahim Traoré — military leader of Burkina Faso since 2022
Ibrahim Rugova — President of Kosovo (1944-2006)
Ibrahim Afellay — Dutch footballer (born 1986)

In stories & tradition

İbrahim — Paydos

What Ibrahims become

Among 2,284 notable people named Ibrahim:

Political leaders appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian politician.

Similar names: Ibraheem · Matthias · Samson · Chaim · Isaias · Eliam

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