MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ibrahim mean?
Ibrahim is the Arabic form of Abraham, the ancestral figure shared by several scriptural traditions. Father of many is the traditional biblical explanation.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इब्राहीम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
إبراهيم
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ഇബ്റാഹീം
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ibrahim in Indian usage
74,910 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,919 records (2.6%).
- Recorded as male: 72,991 records (97.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,196 |
| 1940s | 6,339 |
| 1950s | 12,076 |
| 1960s | 15,582 |
| 1970s | 14,918 |
| 1980s | 14,381 |
| 1990s | 8,831 |
| Other decades | 587 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 24,490 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14,570 |
| Maharashtra | 5,689 |
| Rajasthan | 5,517 |
| Bihar | 5,461 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,551 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,370 |
| Assam | 3,135 |
| Karnataka | 2,688 |
| Jharkhand | 2,507 |
| Haryana | 1,174 |
| Goa | 393 |
| Uttarakhand | 369 |
| Delhi | 222 |
| Tripura | 190 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 182 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 151 |
| Other states | 251 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ibrahim / M | 731 | 70 |
| Scotland | Ibrahim / M | 40 | 123 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Ibrahim Hussein
Malaysian artist (1936–2009)
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ibrahim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
origin
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Ibrahim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ibrahim; Table_6, C75 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ibrahim; Table_6, C75
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ibrahim; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ibrahim; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: Abraham ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Behind the Name: Abraham ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.