Given name & surname
Ebrahim
“father of a multitude; father of nations”·“father of a multitude (of nations)”
Ebrahim is a form 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
In Arabic use, Ebrahim carries the interpretation “father of a multitude; father of nations.” Ebrahim is a form 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Ebrahim is used as a form of Abraham.
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. Ebrahim is a form 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
Ebrahim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 616
- 616 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,976 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,976 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,585 as a first name in 2020; 1,393 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.
Ebrahim’s family of names
Ebrahim is a form of Abraham. In Maguindanao usage, Ebrahim has a related form in Ibrahim. Ebrahim has a related form in Ibraheem.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ebrahim
- Ebrahim RaisiPresident of Iran from 2021 to 20241960–2024
- Ebrahim AfsharThe third Afsharid king (1748–1749)1717–1749
- Ebrahim MirzapourIranian footballerborn 1978
- Ebrahim HemmatniaEbrahim Hemmatnia is a Persian-Dutch adventurer and the first person in the world who biked an ocean.born 1976
- Ebrahim Alkazitheatre director (1925–2020)
- Ebrahim YazdiIranian politician and activist (1931-2017)
- Ebrahim HatamikiaIranian filmmakerborn 1961
- Ebrahim AminiIranian cleric (1925–2020)
- Ebrahim JavadiOlympic wrestlerborn 1943
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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