Given name & surname
Amram
“of the mighty nation”
Amram is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the mighty nation.”
Original Hebrewעמרם
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “of the mighty nation.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'aram (עמר), “to bind or grip.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. 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 Amram appears in Ezra 10:34, Exodus 6:20.
- Ezra 10:34
- Exodus 6:20
From biblical name research
Amram through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 141
- 141 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,165 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +97%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,165 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 216 as a first name in 2020; 327 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amram’s family of names
In Greek usage, Amram as a surname is a transliteration of Αμράμ.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 21
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Amram
- Amram MitznaIsraeli politicianborn 1945
- Amram ben Sheshnarabbi810–875
- Amram BlauHaredi rabbi in Mandatory Palestine and Israel. He was one of the founders of the fiercely anti-Zionist Neturei Karta1894–1974
- Amram ben DiwanMoroccan rabbi (1743-1782)
- Amram AburbehChief Rabbi of Petah Tikva (1892-1966)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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