Given name
Hyram
“my brother has been exalted”
Hyram is a variant of Hiram. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother has been exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hyram is a variant of Hiram. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother has been exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hyram is a variant of Hiram. An origin associated with Hiram is Hebrew.
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. Hyram is a variant of Hiram. The history of Hiram gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Hiram is the name of a king of Tyre.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Hyram through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 66
- 66 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 10 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 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 142 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.
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