The baby name Hammurabi is a Boy name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced hah-moo-RAH-bee.
Hammurabi is Akkadian in Origin.
The baby name Hammurabi is a boy name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced hah-moo-RAH-bee.
Hammurabi is Akkadian in Origin.
Hammurabi is the conventional English form of Old Babylonian Akkadian Ḫammu-rāpi, the cuneiform royal name of Babylon’s sixth First Dynasty king. The name is generally explained as Amorite, a Northwest Semitic language visible mostly through personal names in Akkadian records. Its elements are ʻammu, paternal kinsman or clan-uncle, and rāpi, healer, yielding the literal sense paternal kinsman is a healer.
Historically, the name is inseparable from the ruler who reigned c. 1792–1750 BC and made Babylon a major Mesopotamian power. Later scribes copied his laws, and Mesopotamian tradition increasingly remembered him as the model lawgiver rather than chiefly as a conqueror. Hammurapi is a closer transliteration often preferred in Assyriology; Hammu-rāpi and Ḫammu-rāpi represent scholarly forms. As a modern given name it remains rare, used mainly with explicit reference to ancient Babylonian history.
Hammurabi is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 41 recorded uses across 11 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.
| Hammurabi Hammurabi was a king of Babylonia, best known for creating one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, known as the Code of Hammurabi. His reign, which began in 1792 BC, marked a period of significant expansion and consolidation of the Babylonian Empire. The code, inscribed on a stone stele, is famous for its detailed laws and the principle of 'an eye for an eye'. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #958 | 25 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
Hammurabi is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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