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Ibrahim

Say it IB-ruh-heem 3 syllables

Arabic · “Father is exalted.”

Common in France, England and Wales, Israel, and 8 more places. Rare in Italy, Poland, Sweden, and 12 more places.

1 in 372 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 70 there.

Ibrahim in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 11, rare in 15.
Ibrahim in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales70 (up)20257311 in 372982020
Scotland123 (up)2025401 in 4911812020
Northern Ireland395 (down)202531 in 2,7613922020
Ireland163 (up)2025311 in 7652612020
North America
Ontario (province)53 (up)2024199about 1 in 3011112019
Quebec (province)118 (up)202558about 1 in 5011932020
British Columbia (province)231 (up)202315about 1 in 8682542018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)83 (new in the list)2025100Not listed2020
Victoria (state)92 (new in the list)202584Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France26 (up)20251,5851 in 191512020
Netherlands97 (up)2025163about 1 in 4081482020
Central Europe
Austria117 (up)2025601 in 6341682020
Switzerland229 (up)2025361 in 1,0004252020
Berlin (city)68 (up)202349about 1 in 3171032018
Munich (city)175 (up)20257about 1 in 6241992020
Cologne (city)141 (down)20239about 1 in 7091322018
Bonn (city)86 (down)20257about 1 in 453592020
Leipzig (city)93 (up)20257about 1 in 4111542020
Rostock (city)172 (new in the list)20251about 1 in 1,047Not listed2020
Nordic countries
Norway130 (up)2025441 in 5291552020
Sweden103 (up)2025102about 1 in 4231062020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)83 (up)2025611 in 3391042020
Italy148 (up)20241311 in 1,4451602019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland357 (up)202591 in 14,0454402020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025302020
Israel (published as אבראהים)59 (up)2024328about 1 in 259632019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Israel publishes names in Hebrew script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

In Arabic, Abraham becomes Ibrahim, borrowed through Aramaic from the Biblical Hebrew. It is the same name as Abraham and shares its meaning, 'Father is exalted'. Abraham is the patriarch honoured in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

2 more paragraphs

It has three syllables, IB-ruh-heem, and a warm, rolling sound. The spelling İbrahim is also used, and related names include Abraham, Avraham, Abramo and Ibrahima.

Ibrahim is most popular in France and is also well used in Israel and Catalonia, and it holds a place in Ontario, England and Wales and New South Wales. In France it has never been more widely given than it is now, and it is rising in almost every country where it ranks.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
IB-ruh-heem · 3 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 3.
Meaning
“Father is exalted.”
Origin
Arabic
Spellings counted
Counted together with Ibrahim here: İbrahim.
Related names
Abraham, Avraham, Abramo, Abrahan, Ibro, Ibrahima, Parham
Where Ibrahim comes from (Wiktionary)

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham, Abramo, Avraham, and Abrahan.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Ibrahim. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ibrahim over time

Rising in 16 of the 21 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in France: 2025.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Ibrahim in England and Wales: #234 in 1996, rising to a peak of #70 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #234, 129 boys1997: #207, 159 boys1998: #189, 175 boys1999: #175, 194 boys2000: #168, 213 boys2001: #155, 241 boys2002: #148, 277 boys2003: #138, 331 boys2004: #135, 362 boys2005: #128, 422 boys2006: #111, 504 boys2007: #106, 558 boys2008: #106, 559 boys2009: #110, 557 boys2010: #111, 558 boys2011: #114, 567 boys2012: #107, 594 boys2013: #89, 677 boys2014: #91, 669 boys2015: #96, 674 boys2016: #96, 701 boys2017: #94, 684 boys2018: #103, 621 boys2019: #94, 653 boys2020: #98, 591 boys2021: #102, 580 boys2022: #100, 547 boys2023: #83, 624 boys2024: #77, 694 boys2025: #70, 731 boys#234 in 1996#70in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996234129
1997207159
1998189175
1999175194
2000168213
2001155241
2002148277
2003138331
2004135362
2005128422
2006111504
2007106558
2008106559
2009110557
2010111558
2011114567
2012107594
201389677
201491669
201596674
201696701
201794684
2018103621
201994653
202098591
2021102580
2022100547
202383624
202477694
202570731

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Ibrahim in France since 1925 were born in or after 2016. Peak: 2025, about 524 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0.3 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0.6 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 1.4 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0.7 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 1.2 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 1.2 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 1.4 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 1.6 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 2 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 4.5 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 14.3 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 30.8 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 42.6 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 53.4 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 59.6 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 77.5 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 119.2 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 200.2 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 328.8 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 429.9 per 100,000 boys20202025: 523.6 per 100,000 boys20252025: about 1 in 191 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290.3
1930–19340.6
1935–19391.4
1940–19440.7
1945–19491.2
1950–19541.2
1955–19591.4
1960–19641.6
1965–19692
1970–19744.5
1975–197914.3
1980–198430.8
1985–198942.6
1990–199453.4
1995–199959.6
2000–200477.5
2005–2009119.2
2010–2014200.2
2015–2019328.8
2020–2024429.9
2025523.6

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Ibrahim

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Ibrahim, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 178, Catalonia

  2. 1 in 341, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 190, Catalonia

  4. 1 in 435, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 159, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 341, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 706, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 432, France

  9. 1 in 1,187, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 832, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Ibrahim

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Ibrahim's 3 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 187, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 118, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 105, Ireland

  6. 1 in 130, Scotland

  7. 1 in 67, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Ibrahim Jack

Syllables 3-1Initials I.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Ibrahim

Sisters for Ibrahim: Amira, Maryam, Noor, and 5 more
  1. AmiraRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  2. MaryamRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  3. NoorRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  4. AishaRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  5. AminaRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  6. LeylaRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  7. YasminRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim
  8. ZahraRose and fell with Ibrahim · Same generation as Ibrahim

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Ibrahim

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Ibrahim's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 13 more places.

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  3. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  4. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 20 more places.

  5. Rare across the UK, Poland, Switzerland, and 7 more places.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  7. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  8. Rare across the UK, Poland, Israel, and 8 more places.

Famous people named Ibrahim

Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Ibrahim Traoré, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Ibrahim

How popular is Ibrahim in Ontario?

Ibrahim ranked #53 in Ontario in 2024, given to 199 boys, about 1 in 301.

Is Ibrahim rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 16 of the 21 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: Ireland, Scotland, Ontario, England and Wales, Rostock, and 11 other regions.

What does Ibrahim mean?

Ibrahim means “Father is exalted.”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Ibrahim have?

Ibrahim has 3 syllables: IB-ruh-heem.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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