Given name & surname
Abran
“father of a multitude (of nations)”·“father of a multitude; father of nations”
Abran is a variant of Abraham. 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
Abran is a variant of Abraham. 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
Abran is a variant of Abraham. 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Abran is a variant of Abraham. 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
Abran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,115
- 2,115 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,150 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,150 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,453 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.
Abran’s family of names
Abran has a related form in Abraham. In Russian usage, Abran as a surname is a transliteration of Абран. In Franco-Provençal usage, Abran has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 亞伯拉罕.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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