The story behind Ibrahim
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham.
Other language forms and explanations (4)
French entry
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).
Indonesian entry
Inherited from Malay Ibrahim, from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm). Doublet of Abraham.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm). Doublet of Abraham.
Malay entry
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm). Doublet of Berahim.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): IH2 B R AA0 HH IY1 M
Regional pronunciation variants
- French: /i.bʁa.im/
- French: /i.bʁa.him/
- Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: /ibˈrahim/
- Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: [ip̚ˈra.hɪm]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ʔibɾaˈhim/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ʔɪb.ɾɐˈhɪm]
- Malay: [i.bra.hem]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Ibrahim ranked #351 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ibrahim
Ibrāhīm
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm), borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
İbrahim
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابراهیم (İbrahim), from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), borrowed from Aramaic אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Berahim
From Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám). Doublet of Ibrahim.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Muharem
From muhàrem (“Muharram, first month of the Islamic calendar”), originally for babies born in that month.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Muhárem
From муха̀рем (“Muharram, first month of the Islamic calendar”), originally for babies born in that month.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ibrahim
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoel
From the Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”), not a complete name in Arabic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ibrahim
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length