Abiram

The rebellion’s outcome is among the most dramatic divine punishments in the Pentateuch: the earth opens and swallows Abiram, Dathan, their families, and all their possessions—and fire consumes the 250 followers who had brought incense censers.

This catastrophic end has made “Korah’s rebellion” a standard example of illegitimate challenge to divine authority in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religious teaching. The name Abiram is therefore permanently associated with this act of rebellion and its consequences.

Abiram is rare as a modern given name precisely because of this biblical association. It appears in some Puritan-era American records, where the full range of Old Testament names was used regardless of the narrative context.

In modern use, the name is effectively confined to biblical scholarship, genealogical records, and the occasional family with specific interest in uncommon biblical names. Further reading: etymology records and US popularity records from SSA.