Ebrahim is a distinctive choice, ranked #1798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ebrahim in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1798
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About the Name Ebrahim
Ebrahim has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1013 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #853 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ebrahim is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ebrahim in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ebrahim
Armaan Ebrahim — Armaan Ebrahim is an Indian car racer from Chennai.
Ebrahim Peiravi — Ebrahim Peiravi is a retired Iranian middleweight weightlifter.
Vinette Ebrahim — Vinette Ebrahim is a South African actress and playwright known for her role as Charmaine Meintjies in the SABC 2 soap opera 7de Laan.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ebrahim
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Ebrahim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ebrahim in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ebrahim is declining: down 367 places since 2020, to #1,798 in 2025. It peaked at #853 in 1996.
Ebrahim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ebrahim include: Armaan Ebrahim, Ebrahim Peiravi and Vinette Ebrahim. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ebrahim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ebrahims in the wild.
14
UK babies named Ebrahim (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 367 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ebrahim
Almost certainly the only Ebrahim in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ebrahim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ebrahim Raisolsadati, better known as Ebrahim Raisi, was an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.