Given name
Abiram
“father of loftiness”·“(the) exalted one is (my) father”
Abiram is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאבירם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Abiram means “father of loftiness” or “(the) exalted one is (my) father.”
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Where it comes from
Abiram is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father,” and the Hebrew verb rum (רום), “to be high.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Abiram appears in Numbers 16:1, 1 Kings 16:34.
- Numbers 16:1
- 1 Kings 16:34
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Abiram through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abiram’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Abigailshares a root
- Abramshares a root
- Abnershares a root
- Armonishares a root
- Abielshares a root
- Aramshares a root
- Joabshares a root
- Eliabshares a root
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- Ramshares a root
- Jobshares a root
- Abimaelshares a root
- Abbashares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Jeremaishares a root
- Arnishares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Abidanshares a root
- Abidashares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Romamti-ezershares a root
- Remmonshares a root
- Reumahshares a root
- Ramothshares a root
- Meremothshares a root
- Jerimothshares a root
- Abinoamshares a root
- Abimelechshares a root
- Abijamshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares a root
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
- Abi-Albonshares a root
- Oholiabshares a root
- Moabshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Chileabshares a root
- Ben-abinadabshares a root
- Bebaishares a root
- Barabbasshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Abitubshares a root
- Abitalshares a root
- Abishurshares a root
- Abishuashares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
- Abishagshares a root
People named Abiram
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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