Given name & surname
Abrah
“father of a multitude (of nations)”·“father of a multitude; father of nations”
Abrah connects to the Abraham name family through Abra. Interpretations include “father of a multitude (of nations)” and “father of a multitude; father of nations” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abrah connects to the Abraham name family through Abra. Interpretations include “father of a multitude (of nations)” and “father of a multitude; father of nations” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abrah connects to the Abraham name family through Abra. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Abrah connects to the Abraham name family through Abra. The history of Abraham gives this family its wider story. Abraham appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Abrah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 8 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 girls is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Abrah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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