Meaning of the nameIbraim
- Male
- Arabic origin
- Hebrew origin
- I-bra-im
- Biblical name
Ibraim is a male name of Arabic origin, a variant of Abraão (Abraham), whose Hebrew name possibly means 'father of many'.
Meaning
“Arabic form of Abraão (Abraham), possibly 'father of many'”
Source: Wiktionary: Ibraim · Behind the Name: Abraham
- People (2022)
- 981
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,401
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,110
- people
Ibraim in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ibraim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (145 people).
0 women 976 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ibraim is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ibraim in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 246 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 197 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ibraim
Ibraim comes from the Arabic ibrāhīm, which Wiktionary links to Classical Syriac and to the biblical Hebrew of Abraão (Abraham); it is a doublet of Abraão, which reached Portuguese by way of Latin. According to Behind the Name, the Hebrew Avraham may mean 'father of many' or be a contraction of Avram with hamon, 'multitude'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives attestations of the name in Portuguese going back to the Middle Ages. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 981 people named Ibraim, with a median age of 44. Ibrahim and Ibrain appear as other spellings.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ibraim · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Abraão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Abraham · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ibraim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ibraim
What does the name Ibraim mean?
Ibraim means “Arabic form of Abraão (Abraham), possibly 'father of many'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ibraim in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 981 people with the first name Ibraim, which ranks it number 8,401 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ibraim a boy's or a girl's name?
Ibraim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 976 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Ibraim?
Ibraim is a name of Arabic and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ibraim most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ibraim (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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