Ibrahim: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Ibrahim is basically the Arabic version of the name Abraham, a remarkable figure in the Quran seen as one of Allah’s messengers.

Ibrahim Overview

Meaning

Father of multitudes, father of a nation

Gender

Boy

Origin

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the Arabic form of Abraham, meaning “father of many”.

Religion

Islam, Christianity, Judaism

Pronunciation

/ɪˈbreɪhɪm/

Popularity

Ibrahim is widely used across Arabic-speaking and Muslim-majority countries. In the United States, it ranked #411 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Exotic, Religious and Spiritual, Classic

Associated Traits

Devoted, faithful, resilient, honorable.

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

A significant name in Islam, representing one of the major prophets known for his unwavering faith.

Name Day

October 9th

Ibrahim Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Abraham, Ibraheem, Ebrahim, Avraham, Abram, Ibraham, Abraheem, Ibrahiem, Ibraheem

Common Nicknames

Iba, Abi, Imoo, Brahimio, Raheemito, Ibra, Ibby, Abe, Ibs, Raheem

Diminutives

Ibri, Rahimi, Ibro, Ibby, Ibi

Famous People

Ibrahim Pasha
(Ottoman Statesman)
Ibrahim Rugova
(Kosovo Politician)
Ibrahim Ferrer
(Cuban Musician)
Ibrahim Babangida
(Nigerian Military Leader)
Ibrahim Afellay
(Dutch Footballer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

"Ibrahim"
("The Kite Runner," Novel)
Ibrahim Ali
("Ibrahim," Film)
Ibrahim Demirci
("Istanbul Under My Wings," Film)
Ibrahim
("The Physician," Film)

Places

Ibrahim Hyderi Village
(Sindh, Pakistan)
Ibrahim Khalil Town
(Dohuk, Iraq)
Masjid Ibrahim Mosque
(Hong Kong, China)

What Is the Meaning of Ibrahim?

Ibrahim means “father of multitudes” or “father of a nation.” Those named Ibrahim often have a nurturing and guiding nature, embodying leadership and wisdom.

What Is the Origin of The Name Ibrahim?

The name Ibrahim has Arabic origins, carrying the same meaning of “father of multitudes” or “father of a nation.”

Ibrahim Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Ibrahim in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#4192022	#4112023
Top 3 Rankings	#3822019	#3902017	#3922016

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Ibrahim

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	411 (+8 from 2022)	774 (+9 from 2022)	0.04227
2022	419 (+37 from 2021)	765 (+101 from 2021)	0.04084
2021	456 (-15 from 2020)	664 (-9 from 2020)	0.03544
2020	441 (-59 from 2019)	673 (-147 from 2019)	0.03638
2019	382 (+20 from 2018)	820 (+29 from 2018)	0.04267
2018	402 (-12 from 2017)	791 (-24 from 2017)	0.04069
2017	390 (+2 from 2016)	815 (-1 from 2016)	0.04118
2016	392 (+44 from 2015)	816 (+117 from 2015)	0.04028
2015	436 (+20 from 2014)	699 (+50 from 2014)	0.03419
2014	456 (-5 from 2013)	649 (+18 from 2013)	0.03167
2013	451 (+37 from 2012)	631 (+82 from 2012)	0.03123
2012	488 (-21 from 2011)	549 (-26 from 2011)	0.02706
2011	467 (+21 from 2010)	575 (+44 from 2010)	0.02831
2010	488 (+80 from 2009)	531 (+66 from 2009)	0.02585
2009	568 (+21 from 2008)	465 (+37 from 2008)	0.02192
2008	589 (-2 from 2007)	428 (-7 from 2007)	0.01963
2007	587 (+1 from 2006)	435 (+18 from 2006)	0.01964
2006	588 (-1 from 2005)	417 (+32 from 2005)	0.01902
2005	587 No change from 2004	385 (+6 from 2004)	0.01810
2004	587 (+25 from 2003)	379 (+38 from 2003)	0.01793
2003	612 (+45 from 2002)	341 (+57 from 2002)	0.01623
2002	657 (+17 from 2001)	284 (+15 from 2001)	0.01374
2001	674 (+18 from 2000)	269 (+14 from 2000)	0.01301
2000	692 (+25 from 1999)	255 (+26 from 1999)	0.01221
1999	717 (+114 from 1998)	229 (+52 from 1998)	0.01123
1998	831 (-53 from 1997)	177 (-13 from 1997)	0.00873
1997	778 (-35 from 1996)	190 (-15 from 1996)	0.00951
1996	743 (+120 from 1995)	205 (+48 from 1995)	0.01023
1995	863 (+9 from 1994)	157 (+5 from 1994)	0.00781
1994	872 (-27 from 1993)	152 (-5 from 1993)	0.00746
1993	845 (+192 from 1992)	157 (+46 from 1992)	0.00760
1992	1037 (-65 from 1991)	111 (-9 from 1991)	0.00529
1991	972 (-108 from 1990)	120 (-20 from 1990)	0.00566
1990	864 (+257 from 1989)	140 (+51 from 1989)	0.00651
1989	1121 (-64 from 1988)	89 (+1 from 1988)	0.00425
1988	1057 (+191 from 1987)	88 (+27 from 1987)	0.00440
1987	1248 (-146 from 1986)	61 (-11 from 1986)	0.00313
1986	1102 (+31 from 1985)	72 (+5 from 1985)	0.00375
1985	1133 (+147 from 1984)	67 (+15 from 1984)	0.00348
1984	1280 (-128 from 1983)	52 (-9 from 1983)	0.00277
1983	1152 (-12 from 1982)	61 (-3 from 1982)	0.00327
1982	1140 (+30 from 1981)	64 (+2 from 1981)	0.00339
1981	1170 (+102 from 1980)	62 (+9 from 1980)	0.00333
1980	1272 (-118 from 1979)	53 (-8 from 1979)	0.00286
1979	1154 (+318 from 1978)	61 (+21 from 1978)	0.00341
1978	1472 (+308 from 1977)	40 (+11 from 1977)	0.00234
1977	1780 (+49 from 1976)	29 (+2 from 1976)	0.00170
1976	1829 (-452 from 1975)	27 (-13 from 1975)	0.00165
1975	1377 (+509 from 1974)	40 (+16 from 1974)	0.00247
1974	1886 (-190 from 1973)	24 (-3 from 1973)	0.00147
1973	1696 (+1296 from 1972)	27 (+16 from 1972)	0.00167
1972	2992 (-306 from 1971)	11 (-2 from 1971)	0.00066
1971	2686 (+204 from 1970)	13 (+2 from 1970)	0.00072
1970	2890 (+1048 from 1969)	11 (+5 from 1969)	0.00058
1969	3938 (-1176 from 1967)	6 (-3 from 1967)	0.00033
1968	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1967	2762 (-97 from 1964)	9 (-1 from 1964)	0.00051
1966	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1965	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1964	2665 (+981 from 1963)	10 (+4 from 1963)	0.00049
1963	3646 (+420 from 1961)	6 (+1 from 1961)	0.00029
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	4066 (-237 from 1954)	5 No change from 1954	0.00023
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	3829 First SSA data recorded	5 First SSA data recorded	0.00024
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Ibrahim

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

#1932021

#1452022

#1532023

California (CA)

#4822021

#4702022

#4382023

Texas (TX)

#4442021

#4632022

#4252023

Illinois (IL)

#2922021

#2062022

#2592023

Michigan (MI)

#2522021

#3082022

#2362023

New Jersey (NJ)

#2382021

#2742022

#2832023

Ohio (OH)

#5622021

#2822022

#2932023

Virginia (VA)

#3042021

#2252022

#2222023

Minnesota (MN)

#2342021

#2182022

#2822023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#3932021

#4292022

#3692023

Florida (FL)

#6622021

#6062022

#5842023

Maryland (MD)

#3892021

#4732022

#3272023

Georgia (GA)

#6242021

#4902022

#6002023

Washington (WA)

#4002021

#3582022

#3832023

North Carolina (NC)

#5822021

#4852022

#4972023

Massachusetts (MA)

#3652021

#5742022

#5662023

Arizona (AZ)

#8442021

#3992022

#6522023

Tennessee (TN)

#9452021

#7762022

#7202023

Missouri (MO)

#6512021

#5502022

#5792023

Connecticut (CT)

#4052021

#4192022

#4492023

Indiana (IN)

#7112020

#6212022

#8102023

Colorado (CO)

#4992021

#6092022

#5002023

Kentucky (KY)

#4542020

#5042022

#7192023

Wisconsin (WI)

#8132020

#7142022

#5372023

Oregon (OR)

#5062018

#6442019

#4132020

District of Columbia (DC)

#2562013

#1802014

#2582017

Iowa (IA)

#3922017

#5212018

#3322023

Kansas (KS)

#6212015

#5952017

#5952019

Louisiana (LA)

#8572018

#8572020

#7462021

Utah (UT)

#6152019

#6272020

#7102021

Nebraska (NE)

#4732016

#4632018

#3542021

Delaware (DE)

#2032009

#1422015

#2192017

Oklahoma (OK)

#7242013

#5052019

#7452021

South Carolina (SC)

#7012012

#6972015

#7682023

Rhode Island (RI)

#2032011

#2112013

Nevada (NV)

#5382019

North Dakota (ND)

#2702016

Arkansas (AR)

#5502013

Mississippi (MS)

#5512012

New Mexico (NM)

#3942018

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Ibrahim a Name for Boys or Girls?

Ibrahim is generally considered a boys’ name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Ibrahim

Meaning: High father, father of multitudes, father of a nation
Origin: HebrewAbraham
Ibraheem
Ebrahim
Avraham
Abram
Ibraham
Abraheem
Ibrahiem
Ibraheem

Ibrahim in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Ibrahim Pasha (Ottoman Statesman, 1493–1536): A grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, playing a crucial role in the administration.
Ibrahim Rugova (Politician, 1944–2006): The first President of Kosovo, known for his non-violent resistance to Yugoslav rule.
Ibrahim Ferrer (Musician, 1927–2005): A Cuban singer and member of the Buena Vista Social Club, famous for his contributions to Cuban music.
Ibrahim Babangida (Military Leader, 1941–20024): A former military head of state of Nigeria who ruled from 1985 to 1993.
Ibrahim Afellay (Footballer, 1986): A Dutch professional footballer who played for clubs like PSV, Barcelona, and Stoke City.

Abrahim
Ibraheem
Ebrahim
Meaning: High father, father of multitudes, father of a nation
Origin: HebrewAbraham
Bram
Brahim
Rahim
Ibrahimovic
Avraham
Abramo

Sibling Names for Ibrahim

For a Brother
For a Sister

Meaning: Eminent, high, exalted, noble
Origin: ArabicAli
Meaning: Flourishing, long-lived
Origin: ArabicOmar
Zaid
Meaning: God increases, Jehovah increases
Origin: Arabic, HebrewYusuf
Hassan
Khalid
Meaning: Prince, commander
Origin: ArabicAmir
Meaning: Lion, strong, steadfast
Origin: ArabicHamza
Tariq
Ahmed

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Ibrahim Name Meaning