The baby name Avrum is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæv.rəm/ (AV-rum).
The baby name Avrum is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæv.rəm/ (AV-rum).
Avrum is in Origin.
Avrum is the Yiddish form of Avraham (Abraham), rooted in Ashkenazi Jewish life across Eastern Europe. In Yiddish and Ashkenazi Hebrew, phonological shifts yield forms like Avrum, Avrom, and Avrohom. The name traces to the biblical patriarch whose name changed from Avram to Avraham in Genesis 17; Avram means "exalted father," while Avraham is widely understood as "father of a multitude."
Used in shtetl communities from Poland to Lithuania and later in North American and Israeli diasporas, Avrum remains familiar in Haredi and Yiddish-speaking circles and appears in secular settings as well. Variants and cognates include Avrom, Avram, Avrohom (Ashkenazi Hebrew), Avraham, Abram, and Abraham; affectionate forms are Avrumi, Avreml/Avremel, and Avi. The name signals ancestral continuity and covenantal blessing while feeling warmly homespun in Yiddish and classic in its Hebrew and English counterparts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #595 | 13 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #855 | 38 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
Avrum is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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