The baby name Abra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AY-brə (/ˈeɪbrə/) — alternate AH-brə (/ˈɑːbrə/).
The baby name Abra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AY-brə (/ˈeɪbrə/) — alternate AH-brə (/ˈɑːbrə/).
Abra is Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish in Origin.
Abra is a feminine given name with roots in Hebrew and cross-linguistic echoes. As a short form or feminine counterpart of Abraham/Avraham, it draws from the Hebrew elements av “father” and hamon “multitude,” yielding the widely cited sense “(parent) of multitudes,” sometimes rendered for girls as “mother of many.” In Arabic, the homophonous ʿabra/ʿibra can mean “example, lesson” (and in some dialects “tear”), giving the name a parallel, virtue-like reading. The name remains compact, internationally pronounceable, and unisex in rare use.
Documented early in Christian Gaul through Saint Abra of Poitiers (4th century), it appears sporadically in medieval and early modern records and has enjoyed modest modern revival alongside Ava and Abram/Abraham. Variants and related forms include Abrah, Avra, and the cognates Abram, Abraham, Avraham, and Ibrahim. Nicknames are uncommon, though Abi or Abe sometimes occur.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2011 | #174 | 2 | 1,465 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #332 | 6 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #371 | 11 | 8,639 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #419 | 27 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #654 | 14 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #711 | 18 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #819 | 11 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #865 | 22 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #912 | 24 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #913 | 18 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,070 | 59 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,086 | 26 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,133 | 44 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,402 | 70 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,428 | 19 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,431 | 184 | 28,008 |
Abra is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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