Hiram Forename
27,077th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 31,191 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico
Hiram Forename Definition:
Phœnic. (masculine) - High-souled.
Hiram Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 11,116 | 1:32,614 | 2,173 |
| Mexico | 99% | 9,127 | 1:13,602 | 1,015 |
| India | 71% | 2,628 | 1:462,282 | 38,073 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2,145 | 1:21,588 | 2,059 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1,829 | 1:1,941 | 247 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,153 | 1:185,808 | 8,506 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 288 | 1:104,868 | 4,700 |
| Cuba | - | 246 | 1:46,775 | 1,505 |
| Egypt | 100% | 195 | 1:471,287 | 12,924 |
| Guatemala | 92% | 192 | 1:83,898 | 2,058 |
| Philippines | 97% | 189 | 1:560,897 | 18,073 |
| Canada | 100% | 185 | 1:179,099 | 7,158 |
| Panama | 100% | 164 | 1:23,820 | 2,204 |
| South Africa | 98% | 141 | 1:386,756 | 20,102 |
| Indonesia | - | 137 | 1:1,882,946 | 98,365 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 99 | 1:105,366 | 5,394 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 89 | 1:829,524 | 25,650 |
| Peru | 98% | 81 | 1:392,487 | 7,691 |
| Chile | 100% | 80 | 1:220,090 | 3,869 |
| Bahamas | - | 78 | 1:5,120 | 799 |
| Argentina | 100% | 67 | 1:638,407 | 4,169 |
| England | 100% | 65 | 1:855,430 | 15,073 |
| Jamaica | - | 55 | 1:52,422 | 2,922 |
| Honduras | 100% | 49 | 1:179,948 | 4,418 |
| Costa Rica | 94% | 48 | 1:99,332 | 3,191 |
| Nepal | 74% | 48 | 1:593,486 | 16,138 |
| Spain | 100% | 47 | 1:989,999 | 8,652 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 41 | 1:4,330,838 | 67,351 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 32 | 1:57,598 | 1,260 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 28 | 1:603,646 | 13,451 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:185,526 | 6,218 |
| Marshall Islands | 88% | 26 | 1:1,970 | 302 |
| China | - | 25 | 1:54,642,231 | 62,498 |
| Wales | 100% | 25 | 1:123,772 | 2,766 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 24 | 1:234,482 | 4,595 |
| Haiti | 100% | 22 | 1:487,589 | 12,668 |
| Paraguay | 93% | 21 | 1:344,610 | 4,184 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 19 | 1:2,778,333 | 23,004 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 19 | 1:71,654 | 5,624 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 17 | 1:479,548 | 36,558 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 17 | 1:201,626 | 3,724 |
| Belize | 100% | 14 | 1:25,308 | 2,585 |
| Israel | 100% | 14 | 1:600,208 | 10,774 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Malaysia | 80% | 12 | 1:2,537,495 | 69,200 |
| Scotland | 100% | 11 | 1:486,397 | 6,140 |
| Colombia | - | 10 | 1:4,777,893 | 27,360 |
| France | 100% | 10 | 1:6,647,034 | 24,227 |
| Uganda | 100% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 9 | 1:668,704 | 10,329 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Qatar | - | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Cameroon | - | 6 | 1:3,601,750 | 60,590 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 5 | 1:6,524,703 | 31,933 |
| Ecuador | - | 5 | 1:3,545,384 | 15,000 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Pakistan | 67% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Nauru | - | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | 67% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Faroe Islands | - | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Hirám (2) are calculated separately.
Hiram (1,478) may also be a surname.
Hiram Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Phœnic. (masculine) - High-souled.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Hy'-ram, exaltation of life, their whiteness, he that destroys. 1. King of Tyre, the son of Abibal. 2 Sam. v. 11. 2. The son of a Tyrian, a skilful artist 1 Kings vii. 13.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: their paleness.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Nobly born: noble: exalted brother.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Hiram Forename Popularity
Hiram Demographics
Hiram Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 1,908 (2014)
United States
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