Given name & surname
Ibrahim
“father of a multitude; father of nations”·“father of a multitude (of nations)”
Ibrahim 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, Ibrahim carries the interpretation “father of a multitude; father of nations.” Ibrahim 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.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Ibrahim is used as a form of Abraham.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ibrahim 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.
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Ibrahim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,907
- 17,907 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 939 babies
- 2025
- 939
- #351 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 939 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 351 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (141). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 21,501 as a first name in 2020; 25,717 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.
Ibrahim’s family of names
Ibrahim has a diminutive in BRAHIM. In Filipino usage, Ibrahim shares an earlier linguistic root with Abraham. In Maguindanao usage, Ibrahim has a related form in Ebrahim.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ibrahim has relatives in 21 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
21 related names in 21 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Abrahamvariant · German, English
- Ibraheemvariant
- Ebrahimvariant · mdh
- Brahimdiminutive · Albanian
- Ibraheimvariant
- براهیمvariant · Malay
- Ibraimvariant · Portuguese
- Ibrahymvariant
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Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ibrahim
- Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiLeader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
- Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1640–1648)1615–1648
- Ibrahim Traorémilitary leader of Burkina Faso since 2022born 1988
- Ibrahim Boubacar KeïtaMalian politician1945–2022
- Ibrahim RugovaPresident of Kosovo (1944-2006)
- Ibrahim AfellayDutch footballer (born 1986)
- Abu MuslimAbbasid general718–755
- Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha29º Ottoman Grand Vizier (1493-1536)1495–1536
- Ibrahim Pasha of EgyptEgyptian general and Wāli of Egypt (1789–1848)
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